autopilot

noun
🔊/ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət/
🔊/ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət/
(also automatic pilot)
[countable, uncountable]Idioms
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  1. a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it(飞机的)自动驾驶仪;(船的)自动操舵装置Topics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1
Idioms
be on autopilot
  1. to do something without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before习惯性地做;机械性地做
    • I got up and dressed on autopilot.我起身穿着自动驾驶仪。