Firstly yes most people don’t understand how an autopilot work, not to mention that there are varying degree of autopilot for aircraft ranging from what is esse

Firstly yes most people don’t understand how an autopilot work, not to mention that there are varying degree of autopilot for aircraft ranging from what is essentially cruise control to those capable of take off and landing. Secondly unlike pilots drivers aren’t trained on how to drive with an auto pilot and they don’t require to be certified for every car model and software version / package combination like pilots do. So I as a passenger don’t need to assume or think about what capabilities the autopilot in an A380 has that an A350 might not I can be assured that the pilots that fly these aircraft were certified to fly them and understand exactly the limits of their aircraft and how to utilize autopilot effectively and safely. Contrast it with Tesla’s advertised self driving capabilities and it’s a completely different picture. Not only that I as a driver do not know under which circumstances the autopilot should or shouldn’t be operated on and exactly what level of attention is required from me but also as another road agent I can’t make the correct assumptions about other autonomous agents because I don’t know their capabilities or even if they are in autonomous mode or not. The fact that there for example isn’t an indication light when a Tesla or any other “autonowannabe” vehicle is driving under no or partial driver control is still mind boggling.