autopilot

auto- +‎ pilot; short form of automatic pilot.

autopilot (countable and uncountable, plural autopilots)

1. (aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

   I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.

2. A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically

   I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot.

• automatic

autopilot (third-person singular simple present autopilots, present participle autopiloting, simple past and past participle autopiloted)

1. (intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.

auto- +‎ pilot, from English autopilot

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopiloter, definite plural autopilotene)

1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

• “autopilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

auto- +‎ pilot, from English autopilot

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopilotar, definite plural autopilotane)

1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

• “autopilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

auto- +‎ pilot

autopilot c

1. an autopilot