They only reason that they hide the features is because they know that any typical driver will think that technology will save his life. The driver who depends on tech that never fails will always feel safe; the luck few will live and learn that he will only BE safe until he isn’t.
I’ve always considered an autopilot to be useless even when flying as PCI on a Cessna 172 equipped with one because I didn’t even bother with having the check pilot familiarize me with the autopilot. By definition, expecting an autopilot in conditions beyond my comfort zone (legally VMC but not good enough for me) depending on an autopilot makes me the most dangerous man in the sky.
Been over 40 years since I took my last go around. Friend has Aronica Champ out as I drove past our grass strip and he let me do a few touch and goes. I think about going to our local airport and getting a ride with one of the instructors then I get over the idea. I am 85 now and have silly dreams of past years more regularly, then I just go take a nap.