"The problems the pilots experienced appeared similar to those preceding the October crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia, in which 189 people were killed. The cause of that crash remains under investigation, but it is believed that inaccurate readings fed into the Max 8’s computerized system may have made the plane enter a sudden, automatic descent. In both of the American cases, the pilots safely resumed their climbs after turning off autopilot. One of the pilots said the descent began two to three seconds after turning on the automated system." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/world/africa/boeing-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash.html
These pilots are alleging a totally different problem than what caused the Lion Air crash... The MCAS system which was at fault there is only active specifically when autopilot is *off*, not when you turn it on.
No conclusion has been reached on Lion Air, but what it obvious is that these planes are going into spontaneous nose dives.
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The system people are concerned about only operates when autopilot is *disabled* so it sounds like whatever source you're reading may be confused about these issues
I believe you are mistaken. Issue is with how faulty sensor causes autopilot to stall the aircraft. Here’s relevant info from Wikipedia: “it is believed a malfunction in the AoA sensors could lead the on-board computer to believe that the aircraft is stalling, causing it to automatically initiate a dive.”
https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/what-is-the-boeing-737-max-maneuvering-characteristics-augmentation-system-mcas-jt610/ has a very detailed explanation of the MCAS system. It is only active with autopilot off, in very high-G turns with flaps up (i.e. not going slow) and angle of attack (pitch) nearing a stall. The issue with Lion Air was that a faulty sensor told the system angle of attack was high when it was not. It also told the *pilots* this, adding to their confusion. Apparently Southwest's MAXes have an extra redundant copy of this sensor, which may be why they are so confident keeping their planes flying when others are not