Launch HN: Radical (YC W23) – Autonomous high-altitude solar aircraft
Do you have any ethical concerns about the use of your technology for surveillance of civilian populations?<p>That’s the obvious use case for this technology, right? Cheaper and more easily retargetable than satellites. Longer duration, quieter, and more resilient than manned aircraft, but not fast or maneuverable enough to survive in contested airspace.<p>So that leaves large area, long term surveillance in uncontested conditions as the prime use case.<p>Sounds an awful lot like cops or an occupying force putting a fleet of these up to indefinitely track all movement or signals over entire neighborhoods or cities. Do you plan to market and sell your technology for this use?