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TBF that's similar to what the "autopilot" does in airplanes: it mostly handles the cruise phase of the flight, but the more complicated maneuvers (takeoff and
by rob74 3y ago
TBF that's similar to what the "autopilot" does in airplanes: it mostly handles the cruise phase of the flight, but the more complicated maneuvers (takeoff and landing, and if anything unexpected should happen in between, that too) must still be handled by the pilots.
- atwrk 3y agoEtymology seldomly works as an argument. Tesla didn't use 'autopilot' because it works like the autopilot of a plane, but because normal people associate the word with concepts they learned from tv shows for decades, think knight rider.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, Autoland has been available in civilian airliner since the 1960s, and is somewhat commonly used. I don't think auto-takeoff has ever made it past the experimental; it's not particularly clear why you'd _want_ it. Airbus has been testing it for the last few years, though.