A common phrase in aircraft cockpits nowadays is &quot;What the heck is it doing now?&quot; as pilots have migrated from actually flying the plane to simply being glorified systems managers.<p>While planes have become so, so, so much safer because of all this automation, pilots uncertainty regarding autopilot functioning is a major concern nowadays, and the reason for several accidents.<p>There are very interesting HCI challenges around properly communicating to the pilot&#x2F;driver &quot;what the heck it is doing&quot; and clearly communicating just how much control the human has or doesn&#x27;t have at any given point.<p>This &quot;announcement&quot; certainly doesn&#x27;t inspire any confidence that they have really thought this through deeply enough (I think they probably have, but it should be communicated like it). As a huge Tesla fan, I can&#x27;t help but feel like I need to hold my breath now and make sure something terrible doesn&#x27;t happen because of this, and it ends up leading to even more regs setting us back on the path to full car automation.