Picture of the Day: Unmanned Air Taxi Service Test
A two-seat drone taxi made by Chinese pilotless air taxi firm Ehang
flies over a lake in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at an event to test the possibility of an unmanned air taxi service on Nov. 16, 2020. (Yonhap)
Oh no! The country that launched the Wuhan Virus now wants us to trust them to fly us around with no pilot? Given the reliability and durability of the other products they make, I’ll pass. Also, why in the world would I put my life in the hands of people who kill their own people without remorse? Let’s not forget the toxic chemicals they allowed to be put into baby formula a few years back that killed thousands of babies all around Asia. They called that a “quality control error.” Probably what they’ll call it when the first of these taxi death traps crashes to the ground killing the passengers and anyone else unlucky enough to be at the crash site at the time.
Hey dummy. The AI software which controls the drone craft’s auto piloting, the air traffic, the rout maps, etc etc, in other words the 90% of the system are all South Korean made. The only thing that’s Chinese is the drone to cut down on the cost of this project. So relax, OK?
Our local expert is either an ignoramus or thinks ‘Drop readers are.
There are enough videos on CCP-friendly YouTube to show what even two careless lines of code can do that they don’t have a clue they just scored an own goal.
Aside from that, it’s a slap in the face of Korean taxi-drivers
I hate to start out a posting with ad hominem attacks, but this troll deserves this. First of all, Bitch Boy, I know that the operating system and software will be strictly controlled by the South Koreans, anything else would be a business error on their part. However, letting the Chinese manufacture the hardware with their shoddy reputation for quality control, as I pointed out in my initial posting, is ludicrous. All you have to do is buy a Chinese rice cooker that blows up in your face in 4 months to know that Chinese companies have no interest in long-term durability. No matter how fool-proof your software is (and I’m not totally convinced of Korea’s capacity in this area either), if your at 10,000 feet and the motor that is running the chopper blades dies, you drop like a stone. No amount of software in the world is going to fix a mechanical problem in midair. So, Bitch Boy, stick to your instant ramen noodles and your soy lattes and leave the thinking to the grown ups.
Setnaffa – Another troll crawled out of his mama’s basement I see. I think I made my point. Thanks for the support and straightening out our latest troll.
Good point about Korean cab drivers! Can you imagine the protests if the ROK government switches to mostly air-taxis? I’m sure a few government-sanctioned ground units would survive for short trips. It wouldn’t be economical to send up an air-taxi to shuttle someone a few blocks, unless they were in a really big hurry and would pay extra for the service. I can’t wait to see what the little troll has to say about my scenario on mechanical failures.
>Our local expert is either an ignoramus or thinks ‘Drop readers are.
You got that one thing right. The ‘Drop readers are all ignoramus Trump rednecks.
>Good point about Korean cab drivers! Can you imagine the protests if the ROK government switches to mostly air-taxis?
All it will mean is that poor American soldiers will have to walk back to base when their daddy curfew starts. Not to worry.
And you’re right, Chinese air taxis may not be as reliable, but still more reliable and better than American made Ford’s and Chrysler’s.
The Chinese drone taxi was used for the test because currently there is no Korean made drone taxi. Hyundai and Hanhwa has plans to introduce drone taxis in the near future, so when the service starts people will be riding on Korean made drone taxis and not the Chinese made ones.
It’s amazing how much “Ah yer mother wore Army boots” level shade these runts spew.
I’d be embarrassed and keep changing my fake name too if I couldn’t do better than a ten year old with an atomic wedgie.
They do all start to sound the same. Same whingey rants, sameabsolutely impotent prose.
Here’s a lesson from history:
youtube com/watch?v=nFiLIsMieiQ
Please try to develop skill.
TOK, thanks for that. I assumed something like that; but I would not trust that they would be manufactured in Korea from Made In Korea parts. More likely Assembled In Korea.
I don’t think the limousine buses to/from the airport are all that bad. I would rather keep paying drivers to drive than ride in a high-tech toy. There’s already enough unemployment in South Korea.
TOK – I agree with Setnaffa. Even when Korea starts putting together these drones, they’re gonna have to outsource the manufacturing to Laos, Vietnam or even the North to make the parts cheap enough.
Setnaffa – Yes, the runt trolls have nothing substantial to give out but ad hominem attacks. Their brains are undeveloped and their bodies are weak from all the soy milk they ingest.
Bitch Boy – I’ll wait for the EU to start developing these things before I trust the technology. By that time, all the stupid people (look in a mirror) will be dead from jumping onboard too soon and I’ll remain safely on the ground.
“The AI software which controls the drone craft’s auto piloting, the air traffic, the rout maps, etc etc, in other words the 90% of the system are all South Korean made.”
Bragged someone who had never tried to use a Korean website.
Good point, CH! My Korean girlfriend taught me how to navigate them in 1998. She was a really great gal that I almost married.
That’s all fine. US rednecks can travel on foot while Koreans ride the air.
Koreans have a lot of technical skills but they are horrible programmers.
This likely has a relationship to them also being horrible writers… generally incapable of setting a goal, selecting relevant points in a logical order, and supporting them with on-topic information.
This is the case for most native English-speakers as well… but… professional Koreans who should be able to write clearly cannot.
…as anybody well knows who has English edited any professional documents and been forced to quote two prices… one for correct English and one for correct thinking.
Much Korean software is the same… convoluted, not fully thought out, unusable interfaces, poor (or no) error handling, limitations on function for no apparent reason, 1990s thinking, etc.
One could presume flying cars attract the best of the best talent… but… hmmm… will let the bugs get worked out on some Kangnam ajashis before I hop any cross-Seoul flights.
There is a different in being an early adopter on a smartphone and something holding your narrow àss a thousand feet over concrete.
“Fighting!”
“Sparkling!”
“Crashing!” (oops…)
Hey Bitch Boy! Here’s an acronym you aren’t familiar with… FOAD. Have a great day.
Setnaffa – Your last post reminded me of a t-shirt I saw a cute Korean chick wearing when I first got to Korea. It was proudly emblazoned with the words…
“Moaning!”
“Jogging!”
“Wild!”
I don’t know if “moaning” was supposed to be “morning” or if she just really got off on jogging. One of the great mysteries of life, I guess.