The patent of Geely vehicle-mounted UAV is announced, and the flight mode can be configured according to the vehicle speed.

Phoenix New Media Technology News September 9, Zhejiang Geely holding Group Co., Ltd., Ningbo Geely Automobile Research and Development Co., Ltd. applied for "unmanned aerial vehicle configured to operate relative to land vehicles" patent announced. The vehicle-mounted UAV can configure the flight mode according to the vehicle speed.

The summary shows that the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a processing circuit configured to:

Operate the unmanned aerial vehicle in self-propulsion mode when the land vehicle is at rest or at a speed below the threshold speed

When the land vehicle moves at a speed higher than the threshold speed, the unmanned aerial vehicle is operated in a traction mode, in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is towed by the land vehicle.

The disclosure also relates to a system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle operating relative to a land vehicle for land movement, a method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle relative to a land vehicle, and a computer program product.

Phoenix New Media Technology learned that Geely Automobile is an investment holding company engaged in the production and sale of cars. The company mainly develops, manufactures and sells cars, including cars, SUV, new energy and electrified vehicles.