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No, the name is accurate. Wikipedia: "An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, car, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring const
by creckic 5y ago
No, the name is accurate.
Wikipedia: "An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, car, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace human operators. Instead, the autopilot assists the operator's control of the vehicle, allowing the operator to focus on broader aspects of operations (for example, monitoring the trajectory, weather and on-board systems)."
- melenaboija 5y agoWell the etymology is clear too. Which I would say is the intuition some people could be using. Not sure people visit Wikipedia to learn about levels of auto piloting. Automatic: From Greek automatos, ‘acting of itself’ Pilot: early 16th century (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder