automatic pilot

English Thesaurus

1. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	device,
definition	:	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	inertial guidance system, inertial navigation system,
definition	:	a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces (noun.artifact)

2. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	unconsciousness,
definition	:	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment (noun.cognition)