It's autonomous but now the term "drone" is also becoming synonymous with consumer-grade "UAVs" which are controlled from the ground. Thus not autonomous. Thus

It's autonomous but now the term "drone" is also becoming synonymous with consumer-grade "UAVs" which are controlled from the ground. Thus not autonomous. Thus while this is autonomous and does fit with the "drone" term in common parlance, it's also overlapping with the notion of "drone" that can be controlled from the ground. I'd much prefer to just call it an "Unpiloted Passenger Vehicle" or "UPV" which only appears to be used by the Coast Guard as a term for "Uninspected Passenger Vessel" and could be reasonably co-opted. Or "Autonomous Passenger Vehicle" which could apply to both flying and non-flying vehicles, of which both are seemingly in advanced development stages.