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To the HN crowd this is entirely obvious... to others, perhaps not so much.

I think we're on the same ballpark as calling lane-assist Autopilot.

Those who know, know. Those who don't, don't.

I mean "RTFA" arose for a reason, right?

Stuff literally needs to be "what it says on the tin"... and even then.



> I think we're on the same ballpark as calling lane-assist Autopilot

Is aviation autopilot really any different than lane-assist?


A little.

A pilot under Autopilot is at least allowed to take their hands off off the wheel/yoke/control-stick during cruise-control elements of the flight ...

However, the connotations associated with "Autopilot" (to the wider public) mean it was a terrible term for its intended use on the road.

Maybe this issue is so well known now (I assume, in my bubble thinking) that it's no longer an issue ... but it is a relevant example.




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