Noun has 2 senses

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


• automatic pilot(n = noun.artifact) autopilot, robot pilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course;