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I don't think the average consumer will think about boat 'autopilot' when he hears the term. For most people autopilots are associated with airplanes, because t
by jedmeyers 10y ago
I don't think the average consumer will think about boat 'autopilot' when he hears the term. For most people autopilots are associated with airplanes, because that's where there are actual pilots, not drivers or helmsmen.
- jws 10y agoIn the English language, a "pilot" has meant "one who steers a ship" for almost 500 years. In 1848 it got used for balloonists, in 1907 it got used for airplane steering people.
- jedmeyers 10y agoI doubt there are a lot of people currently alive who associate the 'pilot' term with maritime activities, unless it's explicitly stated.