Aviation executives want nothing to do with the word ‘drone’

Aviation executives want nothing to do with the word ‘drone’

GENEVA — Call it a self-flying camera. Call it a flying car. Just don’t call it a drone. Executives from three Chinese companies that make autonomous aviation tech told Semafor they don’t want to be associated with the term “drone,” which has become more linked to death and security risks than innovation, leisure, and transportation. US drone industry lobbyists have long tried to avoid the term, but the marketing materials on display at the UN’s…