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278 points Michelangelo11 | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 11:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source

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jWhick ◴[27 Aug 25 13:49 UTC] No.45039645[source]▶

I'm wondering why these days, when my washing machine has an internet connection, they can't take over control of a plane remotely. I guess it could be considered a security vulnerability, however i'm quite sure it could be done securely. Like let the pilot eject and you try to land a plane with remote control

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1. hypeatei ◴[27 Aug 25 14:05 UTC] No.45039904[source]▶

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That would require even more R&D to maybe be useful in a rare situation. Like you mentioned, the vulnerability surface would increase. The last you thing you'd want is a remote control vuln being discovered in your $200M jet during a conflict.

That and I'm not sure what an ejection actually means for the planes internals i.e. is it even guaranteed the electronic components won't be damaged?

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