A series of aviation tragedies and roadblocks in the development of autonomous driving technology cast a shadow on the progress of safe and efficient transportation in 2024.
Aviation tragedy: Emergency response personnel work at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed at Muan International Airport, southwest of Seoul on Jan 4. The plane was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea. — AFP IF you yearn for a future where you can travel from place to place in safety and comfort, some of the major transport events of 2024 might feel like a setback. Don’t give up hope.
The crash of Jeju Air Co flight 2216 on Dec 29, killing all but two of the 181 on board, and the death of 38 four days earlier when Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 was apparently being erroneously targeted by Russian anti-aircraft weapons, helped give the year the worst death toll in commercial aviation since 2018. It was a similar situation on the ground. For a decade, autonomous driving has promised to bring aviation’s normally enviable safety record to the world’s roads. Last year it seemed to hit a roadblock - or at least halted in front of a harmless plastic bag and caused a traffic jam, as one confused Chinese robotaxi did earlier this year.In May, Hyundai Motor Co and parts-maker Aptiv Plc halted their multi-billion Motional joint venture. Last month, General Motors Co pulled the plug on its Cruise self-driving car project, having spent about US$9bil since acquiring the business in 2016. Elon Musk, to be sure, unveiled a promised Tesla Inc robotaxi – but, given his record, it’s anyone’s guess when, or if, that project will make it to the roads.These days, they appear less the subject of Jetsons-style futuristic daydreams, and more the subject of mockery and even hate – whether they’re endlessly circling roundabouts, crashing with delivery robots, or being disabled by activists. Some 672 vehicles operated by Alphabet Inc-owned Waymo vehicles were recalled in May for a software update after one of them hit a wooden pole in Phoeni
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