Noun
a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
Source: WordNetMy grandfather was an engineer who invented the automatic pilot for airplanes. Temple Grandin
The truth is, I've been going pretty much nuts all year. I constantly have to fight being scattered. I feel like I'm on automatic pilot from fatigue. The hardest thing is trying to be present, living for the moment, for everybody in the family. Patricia Richardson
she went about her chores on automatic pilot Source: Internet
too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot Source: Internet
she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot Source: Internet