He also said that it could be likely that Tesla would develop its own autopilot system.

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"The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft's autopilot system using the (Flight Management System) or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot, " the FAA said.

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He invented the radio direction finder, autopilot and the first fully automatic aircraft landing system.

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