autopilot
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɔːtəˌpaɪlət/
- Specialized
:
piloto automático
- Planes have autopilot, so the plane can actually fly itself.
- disengage the autopilot
- switch the autopilot
- engage the autopilot
But it's nice for a little more hands off autopilot operation.
- But it's nice for a little more hands off autopilot operation.
- They also falsely advertised their cars as having autopilot and full self driving.
- And then with navigating autopilot, you can change lanes, take highway interchanges.
- Planes have autopilot, so the plane can actually fly itself.
- So I've already spent a lot of time highway driving, city driving, autopilot performance testing.
- Oh wow, no self driving or any autopilot features were actually enabled.
- The NHTSA questioned Tesla and why it didn't recall the Autopilot software on Wednesday in response.
- And it was amazing because then whoever drove could use autopilot.
- And then so there's, there's triple redundancy inside the system inside autopilots.
- You might not need AGI, but I am really inspired by what Autopilot is doing Waymo.
- All right, so we are now on the autopilots.
- Hi Elon, I saw they found out your autopilot video was staged.
Examples
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Only the plane's autopilot can land itself.
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The pilot engaged the autopilot to maintain a steady altitude during the long flight.
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Enhanced autopilot will get you on and off.
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How to take off, how to land, and how to engage the autopilot.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now, sir, we can't land this plane on autopilot so we're gonna need to go over a few things.
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If the ship takes on any serious damage, it autopilots back to home base.
Fiction book (1997) -
All that's left to do is press the button, and the autopilot takes charge.
Fiction book (1999) -
We watched the heads-up displays as the autopilot brought us down through the atmosphere.
Fiction book (1998) -
Activate autopilot.
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Autopilot activated.
Synonyms
2
3.9
A device that steers a plane, ship, or spacecraft by itself
An automatic machine that controls a ship, plane or spacecraft without a person
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Etymology
Autopilot comes from auto- meaning 'self' and pilot, the person who guides a plane, so it literally means a 'self' pilot. That's why an autopilot is a device that guides an aircraft or ship by itself without a person controlling it all the time.