Automated Transactions was an attempt to implement ideas similar to those discussed in early Ethereum discussions.
Ian Knowles and a Greek named Vasilis issued an asset called NxtAT that was somehow related to the production of these features.
NxtAT seems to have disappeared. http://is.gd/mxGIU7
the current capitalization of NxtAT is roughly $486,000 USD.
the issuer account has, at the time of writing, a balance of 1,368,473.02 NXT. https://nxtblocks.info/#section/accountId/NXT-RZ9H-H2XD-WTR3-B4WN2
I really don't have a dog in this fight, but some people
do still seem to be developing Automated Transactions.