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To what end?
by Havoc 2y ago
To what end?
- gedy 2y agoTop down view to you can drive like a videogame?
- bionhoward 2y agoCould be cool for recording video, or scouting traffic patterns?
- viraptor 2y agoTraffic patterns have basically been solved by maps/waze/whatever. And you really don't want to be watching that screen even in a slow moving traffic. Recording video... maybe, but is that ever an in-the-moment thing? I never had an "I'd like to film my car going at city speeds" thought.
- r00fus 2y agoThis is a consumer version of what the PLA is probably deploying for military operations already. Imagine a Humvee-equivalent with integrated drone scout giving real-time threat and mobility assessments... or for targeting support for air power.
- onlypassingthru 2y agoOr a mesh network. Getting a signal is probably easier if you've got a repeater hovering above.
- euroderf 2y agoBased on the application domain, I want my personal security auto-mobile drone to resemble the gyrocopter in Mad Max.
- euroderf 2y agoA good way to create a dual-use technology in order to monetize it, amortize the development costs, and achieve production economics of scale. For that matter, check out what China is doing with Ro-Ro ships. Amphibious assault -adjacent.
- r14c 2y agoI can imagine using this tech to take high-res landscape videos while driving through wilderness regions or places with amazing vistas in general. You'd obviously need a co-pilot to actually operate the drone, but you could get some really amazing footage on the way to a camp site and while you're camped too. Could be cool for capturing candid videos during parties or at family reunions or such.
- dharmab 2y agoSurveying a pipeline, canal, electrical/communication line, rooftop. Drones are standard tools for site survey; you can inspect infrastructure without the same risk of human injury.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoThe Green Hornet used a car-launched drone to fight crime in the 60s. Similarly, Joe Astor in the 90s.
- euroderf 2y agoI'd be curious to know the specific design and capabilities of the Green Hornet's drone.