I'm not a fan of automode - tho remember it from elite2.
However just playing devils advocate:
"Autopilot mode engaged all power diverted to navigation - Discovery Scanner offline".
Once engaged autopilot avoids gravity wells and steers a straight course toward target automatically jumping once outside a certain range of the star.
Wouldn't be able to plot through neutron highways as that is too dangerous.
No systems are scanned or bodies scanned while in autopilot.
Drops at target and powers engines down.
Chance of interdiction increased by 200% (twice as likely).
If interdicted autopilot submits and powers down engines. (With suitably loud interdiction claxons).
Module would take a class 1 slot.
I don't think this would be too overpowered or allow botting as the interdictions and lack of data would make it worthless.
However when flying out to (let's say) Colonia you could drop an AP module in to allow you to do something else on long journeys.
Also traders would shy away on the whole as the interdictions would increase slowing their trips down.
As it's a module you wouldn't get one if you don't want it.
Just a thought.
However just playing devils advocate:
"Autopilot mode engaged all power diverted to navigation - Discovery Scanner offline".
Once engaged autopilot avoids gravity wells and steers a straight course toward target automatically jumping once outside a certain range of the star.
Wouldn't be able to plot through neutron highways as that is too dangerous.
No systems are scanned or bodies scanned while in autopilot.
Drops at target and powers engines down.
Chance of interdiction increased by 200% (twice as likely).
If interdicted autopilot submits and powers down engines. (With suitably loud interdiction claxons).
Module would take a class 1 slot.
I don't think this would be too overpowered or allow botting as the interdictions and lack of data would make it worthless.
However when flying out to (let's say) Colonia you could drop an AP module in to allow you to do something else on long journeys.
Also traders would shy away on the whole as the interdictions would increase slowing their trips down.
As it's a module you wouldn't get one if you don't want it.
Just a thought.