To be fair, the Tesla Autopilot functions at a higher than an aviation autopilot.
In aviation, an autopilot follows a fixed path and makes no attempt to avoid other aircraft or terrain.
There is no such thing as an automated takeoff. Automated landings, in practice, require the pilot to hand-fly the last part of the approach (except at a fleetingly small number of airports with cat IIIc approaches, where a ground navaid, not GPS, provides a high precision signal to guide the autopilot).
State of the art automation of aircraft speed consists of the pilot dialing a different speed to the autothrottle, which is effectively a traditional, non-adaptive cruise control.
In aviation, an autopilot follows a fixed path and makes no attempt to avoid other aircraft or terrain.
There is no such thing as an automated takeoff. Automated landings, in practice, require the pilot to hand-fly the last part of the approach (except at a fleetingly small number of airports with cat IIIc approaches, where a ground navaid, not GPS, provides a high precision signal to guide the autopilot).
State of the art automation of aircraft speed consists of the pilot dialing a different speed to the autothrottle, which is effectively a traditional, non-adaptive cruise control.