The term you linked to is specific to aviation, from your link "An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft". When it comes to Law, at leas

The term you linked to is specific to aviation, from your link "An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft". When it comes to Law, at least here in the UK, you will often see the term "Reasonable person". The position that a "Reasonable Person" would assume "AutoPilot" automatically pilots the car would not be hard to defend as it's not reasonable to assume any person who may use 'autopilot' is familiar with the technical capabilities of an unrelated aviation system...