I'm sorry but I disagree that JPALS is not responsible for ensuring a '3-wire' every time.
We know that CVN-70 was the first to receive JPALS, so we at least know the system could have been available and in use:
https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Nav...-06092020-1200
JPALS as a precision approach and landing system provides the accuracy required to touch down within 20cm:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...ng-system.html
The news article above mentions the DFP feature in the F-35C, which according to this article:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...perations.html
Reduces workload for the pilot. On a thread on F-16.net JPALS and MAGIC CARPET are suggested to be the same thing re-branded.
Therefore, the '3-wire every time' is a combination of Pilot training, reduced workload features (DFP/MAGIC CARPET depending on what you're flying) and the introduction of shipboard data linked precision approach and landing systems (JPALS).
I seem to remember JPALS demonstrating fully automatic landings some time ago, I guess a proportion of carrier landings and approaches to a CVN by USN aircraft are now full autoland?
Still, if the wires/pendants are lifed, then , as stated, this shouldn't be an issue.