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 [[File:Autopilot.jpg|thumb|270px|The autopilot setting dialog of FlightGear.]]
-An [[autopilot]] ('''AP''') is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. Most people understand an autopilot to refer specifically to [[aircraft]], but self-steering gear for ships, boats, space craft and missiles is often also called by this term.
+An '''autopilot''' ('''AP''') is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. Most people understand an autopilot to refer specifically to [[aircraft]], but self-steering gear for ships, boats, space craft and missiles is often also called by this term.
 The autopilot of an aircraft is sometimes referred to as "George".