The phrase "autopilot for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe a function or mechanism that allows a device to operate without manual control. Example: The new car model comes with an advanced autopilot for highway driving, making long trips much more convenient for the driver.
"I was on autopilot for the first few months.
But he was calm — the electronics and media giant would run just fine on autopilot for a day or two.
Gardens can handle being on autopilot for much of the summer, if their owners take a few crucial steps.
The musicians, acutely attuned to one another, didn't appear to be on autopilot for even a millisecond, with every nuance, phrase and gesture beautifully wrought.
Denouncing the last decade of "autopilot" for presidents ordering military operations, Senator Webb told Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC: "We have not had a debate.
The plane, a Helios Airways Boeing 737, apparently flew on autopilot for some time last Sunday after leaving Cyprus bound for Athens, investigators said.
Last month, Russian officials said the deadlock could result in the space station going unmanned on autopilot for six months of the year by January.
She was elected in 2005 on a promise to bring fresh ideas and new energy to an office that had been on autopilot for years.
TARGET-DATE funds have been sold as a kind of autopilot for 401(k) plans, freeing workers from ever having to look at their retirement accounts.
It is possible that all those on board eventually became unconscious as the plane flew on autopilot for nearly two more hours.
"You can't go on autopilot for any of this," Gavin Sainsbury, the head of puppetry, explained from the control module — the crew members call it the Voodoo Lounge — while demonstrating the gear.
