What happens when your brain goes on auto pilot?

Question

I drive a lot, and sometimes I just “scare” back into reality and I realize I wasn’t even paying attention the last few seconds, and it feels weird. Why and how does this happen?

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Answer 1

I read somewhere a while back that driving is one of the only complicated tasks we can perform automatically. Something to do with it being high risk that it happens so successfully

Answer 2

I read somewhere a while back that driving is one of the only complicated tasks we can perform automatically. Something to do with it being high risk that it happens so successfully