A special docking station is placed on the roof of the vehicle, the drone is controlled from the interior of the SUV.
Chinese automaker BYD has unveiled a new model of the YangWang U8 SUV. It is equipped with a reconnaissance drone.
The developers placed a docking station with an adapted DJI Mavic drone on the roof of the car. The station is controlled from the car's interior via a multimedia screen. The drone's task is to perform reconnaissance in road conditions.
First of all, this innovative functionality of the SUV will be useful for drivers who need to control the passage of hard-to-reach areas.
The station comes with three replaceable batteries and a device for replacing dead batteries.
The price for the BYD YangWang U8 in the Russian market starts from 15 million rubles. There is no information about the sale of these SUVs complete with drones in Russia yet.
It is planned to start production of Aurus cars in Russia at the former Toyota plant in Shushary.