Remotely piloted with autonomous operation as an emergency condition vs HAL acting a
Keep in mind that current designs being looked at are remotely piloted with autonomous operation as an emergency condition vs HAL acting as PIC.
The first step is to automate the QRM, the second task is data link system with a probability of lost link < 1x10-6. The chance of having lost link and an event that cannot be solved by the QRM should be on the order of < 1x10-12.
when the data link goes down the aircraft executes the lost com procedure as defined in the AIM and does a CAT III landing per the AFM / AIM as well.