Sure, captains have to sleep - the night before the flight, not one hour after partying and staying awake the whole next day. Also, he picked a time to nap when clearly his younger charges were not too confident about approaching weather. He just needed to stay focused 15 minutes longer. I don&#x27;t know if Capt. Marc Dubois was drinker, but I am assuming he probably had a few given how pervasive alcohol is in today&#x27;s world, not to mention pilots and romanticizing drinking and flying &#x27;war stories&#x27;. I know a few pilots, and like other drinkers, they play down drinkings effects from the night before on their ability to fly.<p>The original OP post is about automated systems should not crash into an obstacle even if a driver summons it to do so. The AF447 article builds up a great story of error upon error, but I think the root cause was a captain asleep or too groggy at the wheel. Given the Airbus&#x27;s safety record, I think it is ok to say the automation has most likely saved more lives than if we were &#x27;pilot only&#x27; at this point.