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Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has designed and engineered a version of its newest Land Rover Discovery for use by the Austrian Red Cross, which includes a drone that can land on the vehicle while in motion.<\/p>\n
\u2018Project Hero\u2019 was presented for the first time on Wednesday at the Geneva Motor Show.<\/p>\n
Project Hero is an advanced communication vehicle, created to support Jaguar Land Rover\u2019s partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the world\u2019s largest humanitarian network.<\/p>\n
SVO collaborated with the Austrian Red Cross to develop a unique Land Rover that will be trialled by their emergency response teams. It is hoped it will help the Red Cross save lives by speeding up response times to disasters.<\/p>\n
JLR claims that project Hero is the first with a roof-mounted drone. A fully integrated landing system featuring self-centring and magnetic retention technology is a world-first that enables the drone to land on Project Hero when the vehicle is in motion.<\/p>\n
With the drone airborne, live footage can be transmitted to the Red Cross\u2019s emergency response teams, helping them respond more quickly and effectively to landslides, earthquakes, floods and avalanches.<\/p>\n
Dramatic landscape changes can make maps redundant, which adds to the danger and difficulty of finding and rescuing survivors, so the drone\u2019s bird\u2019s-eye view will allow rescuers to investigate an emergency scene from a safe distance.<\/p>\n
Project Hero is based on the 3.0-litre TD6 engine-powered version of the All-New Land Rover Discovery. In addition to the unique drone technology supplied in Project Hero, the rear of the interior in this special vehicle also features:<\/p>\n
The vehicle is also equipped with multiple frequency radio equipment enabling contact to be made in a variety of situations.<\/p>\n
Project Hero will be based at the Austrian Red Cross training centre in Erzberg, in the mountainous Eisenerz mining area, and in Vienna, for 12 months from June 2017.<\/p>\n
The drone will be used in simulations to develop new and innovative techniques for disaster relief and on test-runs for complex natural disaster scenarios, including at night and in dense forests.<\/p>\n
Project Hero will also be used when the Red Cross provides emergency support at times of natural disasters, such as heavy snow or floods, or accidents.<\/p>\n
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