I guess it depends on the complexity of "tell" and what meaning it could decode from the telling. If "deliver the cargo safely over there" meant that it could,

I guess it depends on the complexity of "tell" and what meaning it could decode from the telling. If "deliver the cargo safely over there" meant that it could, in inclement weather, decide "safely" was impossible and then negotiate with ground control to land at a new airport, that's fairly autonomous.