Bentley's Plan to Incorporate Drones into Luxury Vehicles

TapTechNews August 7th news, the patent shows that the luxury car manufacturer Bentley wants to develop a model equipped with a drone to bring consumers an unprecedented luxurious travel experience.

According to the latest patent, Bentley plans to hide the drone in the front of the car, and use its iconic flying wing B logo as the top of the drone. The drone weighs no more than 250 grams and is equipped with four small propellers and can be charged through the front of the car. Bentley envisions that the drone can be used for a variety of purposes, including finding the best route to avoid congestion, accident alarm, helping the car owner find the car, etc., and perhaps the most practical function is to explore the parking space in advance.

TapTechNews noticed that Bentley envisioned a variety of potential uses for the drone, including real-time traffic monitoring, emergency rescue calls, vehicle positioning, etc.. Among them, the most practical function may be to help the car owner find the parking space.

The patent image shows that Bentley is optimizing the shape of the drone and currently tends to adopt the base or coffin shape for the drone, and plans to add lighting functions to the launch pad, the drone and the flying wing B logo. Users can control the drone through mobile phones, tablets or in-vehicle infotainment systems.

Although it is currently impossible to determine whether Bentley will bring this concept to the market, judging from the detailed degree of the patent application, in the future we may have the opportunity to see this luxury model equipped with high-tech drones.

TapTechNews noticed that this is not the first case that a car company has set foot in the personal drone field. Previously, BYD Yangwang U8 SUV has already supported the optional built-in drone.