Issue terminal commands to another ship?

Is there some script or programming that can access the terminal controls of another ship?

What I want to do is activate the Autopilot on a ship from another grid via a button press. You can do this via an Antenna and Remote Access, but what I'm looking for is essentially a shortcut for this function so I can do it with a single button.

This is actually an elevator driven by a Remote Control block and what I'm trying to put together is the "call elevator" button.