Autopilot will not automatically route itself around turbulence, that would be a path entered by the pilots. It can correct from being blown off course. Autopil

Autopilot will not automatically route itself around turbulence, that would be a path entered by the pilots. It can correct from being blown off course. Autopilot is by necessity a direction following system, it must not make its own choices about navigation. In commercial flight, collisions are incredibly rare and unlikely, and there are already systems in place to avoid them, but there are separate systems to warn about proximity. Essentially, there is a transponder system that alerts with increasing frequency at closer distances. Taxiing is not automated, and only older planes need to be towed with tug trucks. The idea behind autopilot as it exists is to lower the pilots' workload so that they have more mental capacity available if something serious happens. Taxing is a much more limited problem space, so limited payoff in automating. For the record, I'm not a pilot, just an enthusiast. The systems are all pretty well documented if you're interested.