[] 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◆The aircraft was set on automatic pilot.飞机上配置自动驾驶仪。●be on ˌautomatic ˈpilotto do sth without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before习惯性地做；机械性地做◆For the first hour at work I'm on automatic pilot.上班后的第一个小时我只是机械地工作。