# Why does the Pod need Autopilot?

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Last updated: 2025-05-14T12:58:30.390Z

**What is Autopilot?**

Autopilot is the intelligence behind the Pod. Think of it as a set of proprietary algorithms trained on millions of hours of sleep that understand the ideal temperature changes required for each unique individual so that they can have the best possible sleep

With the Pod, you can set your preferred temperature or elevation manually. However, Autopilot knows what is most optimal for you based on your sleep and health metrics, and the knowledge of millions of hours of sleep data. Autopilot takes actions during the night to ensure you get optimal sleep.

  

**What does Autopilot do?**

Autopilot is designed to take the guesswork out of achieving optimal sleep by automatically learning what you need and adjusting your Pod environment throughout the night. Here’s what it does:

*   **It adjusts temperature:** Autopilot guides the Pod’s temperature dynamically throughout the night to keep you in deep and REM sleep for longer. Autopilot also automatically turns on temperature and adjusts to your preferred elevation before bedtime. In the morning, it will wake you up gently with a vibration and/or thermal alarm.
    
*   **It adjusts elevation\*:** Autopilot will adjust your elevation before bed to your sleeping elevation. In the morning, it will adjust your Pod back to flat after you get out of bed.
    
*   **It tracks and reduces\* your snoring:** To combat snoring and improve breathing, Autopilot can subtly adjust the elevation of your Pod. This feature helps reduce snoring, ensuring uninterrupted sleep for both you and your partner.
    
*   **It plays bedtime soundscapes and turns them off automatically\*\***: Autopilot can play relaxing soundscapes from the Pod’s Base and turn them off automatically once you fall asleep, automatically when you wake up, or for a custom time period set by you.
    
*   **It reports and gives insights on your sleep:** Autopilot tracks your sleep and health metrics, delivers a daily sleep and health report, and provides insights and recommendations for better sleep. 
    
*   **It detects disturbances or outliers in your vital metrics\*\*\***: Autopilot Elite detects disturbances to a user’s heartbeats, breathing pattern, heart rate, and HRV
    

  

\* Only included if you own a Pod’s Base (Pod 4 or Pod 5)

\*\* Only included if you own a Pod 5’s Base

\*\*\* Exclusive to members with an active Elite Autopilot plan

  

**W****hat’s the difference between the three Autopilot Tiers?**

For the difference between the three Autopilot Tiers, please refer to [this page](https://eightsleep.kustomer.help/en_us/what-is-included-in-autopilot-rJu5fs9B3).