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Chinese automaker BYD has teamed up with DJI, a manufacturer of drones, microcontrollers, and video equipment. Together, they have developed a drone station. Several models can already be equipped with such a platform, and in the future, drones will be added to all BYD cars.
The core of the system is a 0,29 square meter rooftop pad with three built-in sensors to position the drone. It can land and take off from the platform at speeds of up to 25 kilometers per hour. The drone’s maximum speed at which it can follow a car is 54 kilometers per hour.
It can automatically return to the battery charging pad by detecting the car within a radius of two kilometers. It will take about half an hour to charge from 20 to 80 percent. The drone can monitor the car from above and shoot video, and can be controlled via the Ling Yuan mobile app or the BYD media system screen.
The first to receive such a system was the Fang Cheng Bao Bao 8 SUV. The installation of a drone platform is also supported by the Yangwang U8, Fang Cheng Bao Bao Tai 3, Denza N9, BYD Sealion 07 DM-i and Tang L, and the range will expand in the future.
