Could automated cars have personal drones?

Could automated cars have personal drones?
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You can have a drone follow a person or a vehicle automatically now. You send the drone up to the desired height, look at your screen and select the target to track, and it will follow that person or vehicle wherever it goes. Is that what you mean?
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