What is an RTH function or obstacle avoidance if not AI? Perhaps the term 'Artificial Intelligence' suggests something more to some, but in both of those cases, the drone is using sensors and/or stored information to plot a course (or deviate from one), and then autonomously control itself to enact the solution.There will and should be aircraft requirements to fly BVLOS, but full autonomous AI won't and shouldn't be part of the requirement.
Perhaps an enhanced RTH function that included obstacle avoidance would be useful.
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BVLOS will (and does), require the UA to have the same kind of awareness and capabilities we as pilots must have within VLOS in terms of 'see and avoid' - albeit autonomously and without direct pilot control while beyond our sight.