> No offense but pilots are probably at peak automation since their job has mostly been reduced to being a glorified AutoPilot system babysitters mainly needed for regulatory hedging. The ground transportation is still fair game though.

Wow. You clearly have zero idea of what a pilot's job is, and it shows.

You are also severely underestimating how much work and regulation would be required to replace pilots. And this work can be undone in a flash the first time automation messes up.

Also note that plane automation heavily relies on sensors. Many plane accidents were caused by faulty sensors even with humans in the loop.