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Well, not really. Autopilot, in airplanes at least, can maintain the course, but not much besides that.
by gallerdude 10y ago
Well, not really. Autopilot, in airplanes at least, can maintain the course, but not much besides that.
- manicdee 10y agoThe catch being that muggles do not understand that autopilot isn't taking decision-making and situational awareness responsibility away from the human pilot.
- m_mueller 10y agoThat's why autopilot is probably a misnomer even in aviation, that doesn't make its use in Teslas any better though.
- IsThisNameValid 10y agoIn an airplane of sufficient complexity, the autopilot will be controlled by a computer (ussually refered to as an FMS {Flight Management System}). You can program a set of desired waypoints, along with a desired time of arrival, and the plane will fly the desired route with high accuracy. (auto-throttle system is also required)