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tekacstoday at 4:13 PM1 replyview on HN

... air traffic jams? The air is _much_ bigger than the corresponding ground.

Certainly there'd be density _at_ take-off and landing, but even that's manageable by having e.g. arrival/departure locations at multiple heights.

It also seems vanishingly unlikely (at this point) that we'd have EVTOL that's not fully autonomous, further reducing the odds of this - ~perfect and coordinated driving, as well as foreknowledge of what's happening between you and the arrival location drastically reduces traffic.


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dmbchetoday at 4:20 PM

Do you know how planes land at an airport? They circle waiting for their turn. Why would that problem vanish?

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