Air France 447 is another example of when an unexpected transition to manual controls caused a crash. There&#x27;s a good story on autopilot and automation more generally at: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;money&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;29&#x2F;427467598&#x2F;episode-642-the-big-red-button" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;money&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;29&#x2F;427467598&#x2F;episo...</a><p>There are pros to automation - even if the transition to manual causes problems, overall autopilot can be safer than manual.