Who’s to blame: US vs European view
There is a huge difference between commercial/military airplane autopilot and automobile autopilot. Airplane autopilot can actually land the plane. The most interesting cultural aspect of this ability to me is the fact (at least true a number of years ago) that if a large commercial plane crossing the Atlantic and landing in the USA is a US headquartered airline, the instruction is for the pilot to turn OFF autopilot and fly the plane manually. If the airline is European headquartered, the instruction is to turn ON autopilot. Not sure which is better, but the good ol’ US of A (and Tesla) believe in self determination to the extreme.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
