[dlitz]

The "auto" in "autopilot" stands for automatic, not autonomous. Autopilot systems have existed for decades, and they've always referred to systems that automate the most tedious parts of operating a vehicle, while still requiring a human operator to handle new/unexpected situations.

[givinguflac]

Exactly! People seem to get really caught up and adamant about this label. However, airplane autopilot is arguably significantly dumber than Tesla's autopilot. Yet for some reason people expect more even though Tesla has been clear on how limited the use case is.