路虎这次在日内瓦车展除了发布揽胜星脉之外，还推出了发现Project Hero概念车。该车由路虎SVO部门开发，专门给奥地利红十字会使用。这款车型基于路虎旗下畅销车 Discovery 改造而来，在其车顶，配置了无人机并集成着陆系统，同时还具备自动定心和磁性固定技术，以保证车辆在崎岖路面上移动时无人机的顺利起飞和着陆，用于帮助奥地利红十字会减小灾害响应的时间，救助更多生命。这款车在救援的时候相当有用，无人机可以在车顶起飞和着陆。Project Hero 允许无人机飞到需要救援的地区，然后进行实时视频传输，以帮助评估特定情况，尤其是在山体滑坡，地震，洪水和雪崩时候反应更加迅速和有效。在面对险情的时候，地图是多余的，而面对复杂地形，寻找和抢救生还者的难度很高，因此无人机的鸟瞰视图将允许救援人员在安全距离进行查看，能协助让紧急救援队以最快的速度接近目的地。在车辆内部，除了得到一架无人机之外，路虎发现Project Hero概念车还将车厢打造为一个带有固定工作空间的设计，在车辆后部配备重型滑橇以及固定式的储物箱。车辆内部的附件系统也都被安全的固定。另外在车辆内部还拥有不少于六个USB接口和两个12V的电源插座。在车头部分则加入了无线电天线。在动力方面，路虎发现Project Hero概念车依旧搭载了3.0L TD6柴油动力。在日内瓦国际车展亮相之后，新车将在今年六月到十二月在艾森埃尔茨山区和维也纳进行功能测试。
Land Rover Discovery Project Hero concept has its own drone
The new Range Rover Velar is by far Land Rover’s most important debut at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show, but JLR is also exhibiting the Discovery Project Hero concept. Created by the company’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division, the one-off is being described as an “advanced communication vehicle” specifically made for the Austrian Red Cross and set to be trialed by their emergency response teams.
Land Rover and the Red Cross hope the bespoke Disco will help save more lives by shortening the response times to disasters. The Project Hero comes with its own drone mounted on the roof where the engineers have integrated a landing system boasting a self-centering and magnetic retention technology to allow the drone land on the SUV even when it’s moving.
When airborne, the drone is used to send live footage to the Red Cross’s emergency response teams and allow them act faster in case of a natural calamity, such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, and avalanches. A comprehensive amount of radio kit has also been implemented in the unique Discovery to provide better communication with the rescue teams. When used at night, the additional LED lighting will grant the driver with a better view of the road ahead.
Besides getting a drone, the SUV has also gone through other changes to boost its versatility in an emergency situation. SVO has fitted the vehicle with extra tables inside that can be extended to form a working space, while beneath the heavy duty sliding floor in the back are hidden lockable stowage compartments. An attachment system has also been added to securely fix various items, and there are no less than six USB ports along with two 12v sockets to power onboard devices.
Based on the 3.0-litre TD6 engine-powered version, Project Hero will be trialed beginning with June for 12 months in the mountainous Eisenerz mining area and in Vienna.