A long way to go before the elimination of pilots. 54NM range is not pilot threatening. Neither is the 22LB payload.
Urban mobility solutions will take decades to mature and safely integrated ( if ever) into the present ATC system no matter the global location. There is little to no suitable, sustainable, necessarily expandable infrastructure to support the numbers of autonomous aerial conveyances required to carry freight and passengers the current avgas/kerosene burners fleet provide. The aviation consumer, whether it be the average flying public, freight companies, FedEx/USPS etc, will measure their expectations compared to current fossil fuel capabilities. Until an electrical powered/ hybrid/so-called sustainable powered aerial replacement is a s good as a commonly used Caravan to 747, including successful, safe, proven, demonstrated autonomous guided capability combined with FAA/EASA/JAA and any other global, government aviation agency approval and integration with the existing fleet, their will be a need for pilots.
Boeing Airbus, and Embraer will be building their airplanes requiring pilots for a very long time before they can be phased out for so-called zero emissions aerial conveyances. If anything, global bureaucracy guided by global politicians ( who are as aviation ignorant as the general public) will be the insurance that fossil fuel aircraft flown by homosapiens will go on for decades. Embry-Riddle, Spartan, Flight Safety International, ATP, and flight schools in general are in no threat of closing their doors for the foreseeable future. Simple bureaucracy, fueled by greed with political aspirations to stay in power and the grid-lock it causes will be the primary, long-term sustainable force that will guarantee the fossil fuel reliability, safety record, and availability will be around for a long time.