I thought Alan said these things 'fix themselves'?
No, no .. you've heard a misquote. Alan actually said, "these things virtually fly themselves" .. thereby indicating he won't need any pilots, very shortly.
If he wants the ones that "fix themselves", he'll have to upgrade to the new models. These will be available within a short time, as soon as the bugs are fixed .. and Alan can then fire all those pesky, costly LAME's and other tech staff, that are such a burden on the company.