Although pilots then have to deal with exactly the same failures as the automation, and their success rate in those situations is hit and miss at best. It is p

Although pilots then have to deal with exactly the same failures as the automation, and their success rate in those situations is hit and miss at best. It is possible that suitably advanced automation would perform better than a pilot at dealing with complex failures, but that just doesn't exist yet. The design just reverts to pilot control when it hits unusual edge cases. Also, perhaps we need addittional sensor types that do not rely on direct air flow to work.