Going back a few years, some airliners had autopilot controls with buttons that were made so you could easily identify them by feel only. Newer aircraft often use the same type of buttons for different modes, so you need to feel and remember the correct position in order to identify them.
I know which cockpit I would prefer if I have smoke in the cockpit. This is a DC 9:
The life of a freight dog is worth less than the rest of us. Why else would we deny some dangerous goods cargo on passenger aircraft but allow the same DG on cargo aircraft?