Common perception of a co-pilot is that a co-pilot _assists_ the pilot. It's another perception/reality thing. I realize that the co-pilot shares the load, and

Common perception of a co-pilot is that a co-pilot _assists_ the pilot. It's another perception/reality thing. I realize that the co-pilot shares the load, and is capable of being the pilot-in-charge, or having control of the aircraft. But one implies self piloting (Tesla), the other implies an intelligent assistant pilot.