“Just to save a couple dollars on operators who can steer one without it.”
The new farmers use the autosteer to get maximum coverage.
My friend the local corn farmer makes an incredible return on his dry land Texas corn crop. You would not believe the returns.
I have operated Combines. An experienced operator is just as efficient. It is not rocket science. Get a good operator, pay him what he is worth, and this expensive tech is not needed at all.