Yes the parachutes exist but it is 50 to 100kg more. I doubt that it is equipped ... because the design of a drone is, aeronautically, very bad! (but very flexible and practical in local flight and fast maneuver but all this with a reduced duration, this is why they were designed elsewhere ...). That is to say very large energy consumption compared to what exists ...
Yes, I don't think it's 100% negative: it's a definite step forward!
Especially the total automation of piloting, something that is a world first in aeronautics!
But knowing a little aeronautical regulations, I think that this concept will not be allowed in Europe for a long time ... 10 to 15 years I think ... if it is allowed one day ... after in China it may be more quickly tolerated? Already that unmanned drones are subject to all the prohibitions ... then the manned I dare not even think about it!
Anyway considering the price: 200 to 300 k $ (justified ??? and "Chinese" price) it is still not "within the reach of everyone" ...
Maloche has for years in mind to make a VTOL ... once in the air this drone should switch to "airplane" mode, there it will be a great technological advance: a VTOL for all that would take off from anywhere or almost ... But that would be a disaster for the aviation regulations!
Technologically the transition phase of the 2 flight modes is quite problematic. Boeing has taken 20 years to develop V22 Osprey and it has cost the lives of quite a few pilots:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Bell_V-22_Osprey and we cannot say that Boeing lacks means ...