CHINESE CAR COMES WITH ROOFTOP DRONE

Chinese electric car company BYD has demonstrated a new gizmo at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They’ve put a drone on top of their car. The drone was demonstrated on a YangWang U8 luxury electric SUV. On top of the vehicle is something resembling a rooftop luggage rack. A door slides open on top, and out flies a little drone. The unit will go up and keep pace with the car, although a wireless remote is included if someone in the vehicle wants to fly it away from the car. The drone’s cameras stream video to the vehicle’s infotainment system. The thinking is, if you’re stuck in traffic and want to see what’s causing the problem; or if you just want to look around and see where you’re going, this is the toy for you.
* Another very cool thing you’ll use twice.
* It also provides target practice for the other cars in the traffic jam.
* You could have the drone deliver a nasty message to the guy who’s tailgating you.
* How many days ’til the drone gets busted ’cause you flew it into a traffic light pole or a tree? One? Two?
* We’re about a year away from being able to say, “Drone, go get me a pizza and meet me at Exit 15.”