Autopilot on the old planes didn't require full attention of the pilot. They can take the hands off the controls. Fill out forms, run checklists etc. It is

Autopilot on the old planes didn't require full attention of the pilot. They can take the hands off the controls. Fill out forms, run checklists etc. It is like level 3 self driving. Telsa autopilot requires drivers to keep their hands on the controls. I am not aware of any self pilot system that requires 100% of pilots/drivers/captains focus to be on act of controlling of the vehicle/vessel/plane except Tesla. Most other car manufactures label similar level 2 systems as lane centering and adaptive cruise control. Cruise calls it super cruise in reference to being a better cruise control system. If it was level 3 capable, autopilot would be a descriptive name.