4 ms·
So, I'm confused about this argument. What do people think airplane autopilot does? Do they think it takes off, lands, navigates, and avoids unexpected obstacle
by quasarj 6y ago
So, I'm confused about this argument. What do people think airplane autopilot does? Do they think it takes off, lands, navigates, and avoids unexpected obstacles in its path? Like honestly, people do know actual autopilot doesn't do any of that, right???
- toast0 6y agoOf course the autopilot doesn't land the plane; that's what the autoland system is for. Autoland has been available on some planes since the 1970s. Not a whole lot of unexpected obstacles in most flight paths to avoid either. However, collision avoidance systems are available, I don't think they're commonly connected to the flight controls directly though (I could easily be wrong though, I only fly an armchair)
- Quarrelsome 5y agothe term is literally: automatic pilot. So in the context of a car? Yes, I would expect it to navigate turnings and other obstacles.