1. (

• automatic_pilot ,
• autopilot

) a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" ;

2. (

• autopilot ,
• automatic_pilot ,
• robot_pilot

) a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course ;