Chinese automaker BYD has just released a new feature that feels ripped from the pages of a sci-fi movie: a roof-mounted drone docking station. It’s called the Ling Yuan system, and it promises to ...

BYD used its new Leopard 8 Drone Edition vehicle to showcase the thing on launch, but made it clear the system can be fitted ...

Drone specialist DJI has partnered with Chinese auto giant BYD to create Lingyuan (“Sprite Kite”), which puts a drone station on the top of a car. At first glance, the idea looks a little goofy.

Just take a picture of yourself in a BYD electric car. This works with the "Lingyuan" car drone platform. The drone takes off directly from the roof of the car. The Chinese drone manufacturer DJI ...

Ever wanted to launch a drone from the roof of your car? Well, now you can thanks to a collaboration between two of China’s biggest technology companies. Carmaker BYD has teamed up with drone ...

The drones can take off and land autonomously from a special housing on the roof while the car is moving at speeds up to 33 mph.

The drones are housed in a roof compartment, can take off and land from a moving car and follow the vehicle ... would install advanced "God's Eye" self-driving technology in all its EVs, including ...

The drone, whose hardware can be broken down into ... “It’s a lot like a self-driving car, but for aviation,” Mr. Tseng said. “It’s mapping out its world around it, and then it’s ...