Part of this is simply that air travel is inherently dangerous and, thus, standards are much higher. “If you fly commercial airlines, often they’ll say, ’Oh, a small component has failed – we have to go back to the gate,’” Singh said. “And that’s an established industry with 60 years of legacy! I shudder to think that one of these things might come down on a crowded highway.” Part of the solution, Singh said, is comprehensive contingency planning: “If things fail, the vehicle has to do something reasonable.”
Why does Singh bring up the example of passenger airplanes?
To show how many precautions people take when dealing with aircraft To demonstrate how often airplane parts fail To demonstrate how drones should perform when they need to come down on a busy highway To point out how small drones are compared to typical airplanes