Bonus science: The orbiter is now scouting perfect landing spots for future spacecraft — including, potentially, some
with human passengers in the 2030s.
Paul Rocco, president of Provectus Robotics Solutions, uses similar types of technology in his company's robots, and says that self - driving vehicles will reduce the risk
for human passengers.
The entire craft was designed like a giant shock absorber with the back covered in thick shielding to
protect human passengers.
It's comfortable and spacious, and even though my model is the King Cab (not the bigger Crew Cab), I feel that the back seat still has plenty of space for all but the
largest human passengers.
The only obtrusion we experienced from the hybrid models was a whine from the electric powertrain likely only to be heard by canines and
human passengers whose ears can still sense higher frequencies.
Optimists cite plunging fertility rates in some countries as evidence that Earth's
human passenger list will not reach 9 billion.
NetJets once flew a plane with
no human passengers aboard, said Gallagher.
At CES 2016, Ehang, a Chinese drone company, revealed the 184 drone, a huge drone that could transport
a human passenger as far as 10 miles.
The drone is large enough to fit
a human passenger.
While many car ads talk about the safety of
the human passengers (much like Bruce Willis did for Honda during the Super Bowl on Sunday), I can't recall a time when I've heard pets mentioned.
As happened with children, though, opinions are beginning to change and more pet parents are realizing the importance — for both your dog and
your human passengers — of securing your dog in the car.
If at all possible, we prefer a pup to fly in cabin, with
a human passenger.
They can't even give
their human passengers decent service.
It may be tempting to let Fido travel freely in the car, but doing so may be quite risky business, not just for your dog but for
your human passengers as well.
ICAO President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said that 65 countries had already signed on for the voluntary phase, and these countries together represent nearly 83 percent of total aviation miles, measured in «revenue tonne kilometers» (RTKs), which translate into one metric ton of load (
human passengers or cargo) per kilometer traveled.
The company conducted over 1,000 test flights with
human passengers, including a 984 - foot (300 - meter) vertical climb, a weight test carrying over 500 pounds (230 kilograms), a routed test flight covering 9.3 miles (15 kilometers), and a high - speed cruising test that reached 80.7 mph (130 km / h).
An argument could be made that a self - driving car with a steering wheel is less safe than one without, because
a human passenger could grab the wheel and easily cause a crash.