Getting the human to take over from a failing autopilot is a fool's gambit. It takes the human thirty seconds to become as competent as a drunk driver, about a

Getting the human to take over from a failing autopilot is a fool's gambit. It takes the human thirty seconds to become as competent as a drunk driver, about a minute to get to normal competency levels. The time it takes a human to regain competence suggests that the only way to safely hand over is for the robot to come to a complete halt before ceding control.