Byd will offer drones for all its cars

The Chinese auto giant united with compatriots from DJI – manufacturer of multicopters, microcontrollers and video equipment. Together they developed a drone station installed on cars, which can be controlled from the screen of the multimedia system or through the application. Such a site can already be equipped with several models, and in the future, drones will be attached to all BYD cars.

The main part of the system is a platform on a roof with an area of ​​0.29 square meters with three built -in sensors for positioning drone. He can sit down and take off from the platform at speeds up to 25 kilometers per hour. The maximum speed of the drone on which it can follow the car is 54 kilometers per hour.

It can automatically return to the site for recharging the battery, finding a car within a radius of two kilometers. It will take about half an hour to charge from 20 to 80 percent.

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The drone will be able to follow the car on top and shoot videos, and you can control it through the Ling Yuan mobile application or the screen of the BYD media system.

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The price of the device and site is 16 thousand yuan, or about 200 thousand rubles. The first such system was the Fang Cheng Bao Bao 8 SUV, which is also presented last year Leopard 8. The starting price of the SUV is 395,800 yuan (4.9 million rubles). Also, the installation of the drone site is supported by the Yangwang U8, Fang Cheng Bao Bao Tai 3, Denza N9, Byd Sealion 07 DM-I and Tang L, and the assortment will expand in the future.

Another Chinese automaker, GAC, at the end of last year showed how the cabin takes off from the car chassis, which plays the role of both the runway and the charging station. By 2027, the GAC wants to launch the operation of flying cars in two or three cities in southern China.

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