This rule makes it possible to activate the autopilot on trains without drivers. It must be added to the session in Surveyor. There are five different options in the configuration menu:
- start autopilot on all trains
- start autopilot only on trains that have drivers
- start autopilot only on trains that have no drivers
- start autopilot on user selected trains
- don't start autopilot on any train
In conjunction with the autopilot driver command it is possible in a session to control which trains have the autopilot enabled. The rule discovers if a driver receives an autopilot command. After a driver leaves his train the rule activates the autopilot on the now unattended train. If the driver moves to a train with activated autopilot an autopilot command is automatically added to the driver's schedule. To disable the autopilot it is just necessary to quit the command.
Special thanks to André Vaillancourt for the french translations.