diff --git a/bin/autopilot b/bin/autopilot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b69270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/autopilot
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
+cd ..
+
+julia_version=$(julia --version | awk '{print($3)}')
+julia_major=${julia_version:0:3} 
+
+echo "Lauching KiteViewer..."
+if test -f "bin/kps-image-${julia_major}.so"; then
+    julia --startup-file=no  -t auto -J bin/kps-image-${julia_major}.so --optimize=1 --project -e "include(\"./examples/autopilot.jl\");"
+else
+    julia --startup-file=no -t auto --optimize=2 --project -e "include(\"./examples/autopilot.jl\");"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/autopilot.bat b/bin/autopilot.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5fe945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/autopilot.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+@echo off
+REM determine basename of current directory
+for /F "delims=" %%i in ("%cd%") do set basename=%%~ni
+
+if %basename%==bin cd ..
+for /f "delims=" %%i in ('julia --version') do set version_string=%%i
+for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%a in ("%version_string%") do set version=%%a
+
+set julia_major=%version:~0,3%
+set image=kps-image-%julia_major%.dll
+
+echo Lauching KiteViewer...
+IF EXIST "bin/%image%" (
+    julia --startup-file=no  -t auto -J bin/kps-image-%julia_major%.so --optimize=1 --project -e "include(\"./examples/autopilot.jl\");"
+) else julia --startup-file=no -t auto --optimize=2 --project -e "include(\"./examples/autopilot.jl\");"
diff --git a/src/KiteSimulators.jl b/src/KiteSimulators.jl
index e3c05bc..156e2a5 100644
--- a/src/KiteSimulators.jl
+++ b/src/KiteSimulators.jl
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ In addition it copies the README.md file, the default settings in
 the folder data  and helper scripts in the folder test.
 """
 function init_project()
-    bin_files = ["create_sys_image", "create_sys_image.bat", "run_julia", "run_julia.bat", "joystick", "joystick.bat"]
+    bin_files = ["create_sys_image", "create_sys_image.bat", "run_julia", "run_julia.bat", "joystick", "joystick.bat", 
+                 "autopilot", "autopilot.bat"]
     test_files = ["create_sys_image.jl", "test_for_precompile.jl", "update_packages.jl"]
     docs_files = ["Installation.md", "PackageInstallation.md", "kite_power_tools.png", "kite_4p.png", "dir_structure.png",
                   "vscode.png", "logging.md", "plotting.md", "2d_plot.png"]