So you're saying Copilot is the new Autopilot.

No, copilot in the real world is not the pilot's assistant, it's also a pilot, do the same work as the pilot, takes the commands as much as the pilot and can or cannot be more experienced than the pilot.

In fact, the copilot is just a normal pilot with the only difference that the pilot is also the captain on board, responsible for the police and security on board. And most of the times, companies choose who is the pilot and who is the copilot randomly on a per-flight basis.

So no, you wouldn't a copilot that gives subtly wrong information to the pilot (and vice versa)

> And most of the times, companies choose who is the pilot and who is the copilot randomly on a per-flight basis.

What companies are you aware of that do this? The proper terms are "Captain" and "First Officer" and they are actual rankings within the company, not something that is randomly chosen on a flight-by-flight basis. The actual details of who does what during the flight are generally not related to the ranks ("pilot flying" and "pilot monitoring" duties can and do switch during flight) although the Captain is always the ultimate authority and will be the one to take control in tough situations because he's got more experience.

Typical (i.e. almost all) commercial flights will have a Captain sitting in the left seat and a First Officer sitting in the right seat.

I think i was plain just wrong on the "random" part. Mea culpa, I apologize.

Tesla Autopilot, absolutely.

Exactly. Copilots are fully-capable pilots who frequently take full control of the plane. It's not an appropriate analogy at all.