BYD Company Limited (01211) partners with DJI to release smart in-car drone system - Spirit Kite

On March 2, 2025, BYD Company Limited (01211) joined hands with DJI to hold a smart car-mounted drone system launch event in Shenzhen and officially named the system "Lingyuan", accelerating the pace of intelligent layout. "Lingyuan" realizes the full vehicle integration of cars and drones, covering all brands under BYD Company Limited and achieving widespread technological adoption. The battery version of "Lingyuan" is mainly installed on the Ehang brand, while the fast charging version of "Lingyuan" is mainly installed on the BYD Company Limited Dynasty, Ocean, Tangshi, and Ververt models. The full set of Lingyuan smart car-mounted drone system fast charging version is priced at 16,000 yuan. At the event, the Leopard 8 drone version, which is the first to be equipped with the "Lingyuan" fast charging version, was officially released, and the leopard 8 full series optional smart car-mounted drone system was announced, priced at 395,800-423,800 yuan. All brands under BYD Company Limited are equipped with Lingyuan Car-mounted drones are transitioning from niche functions to mainstream features As BYD Company Limited Chairman and CEO Wang Chuanfu said at the event, "The cooperation between BYD Company Limited and DJI is not just about putting drones on cars, but starting from the underlying technology, designing and developing a complete vehicle integration system from 0 to 1. Successfully achieving a deep integration of cars and drones, ultimately achieving an effect where 1+1 is greater than 2." In addition, BYD Company Limited's strong industrial capabilities are driving the industrialization and scale development of smart car-mounted drone systems. BYD Company Limited cooperates with DJI BYD Company Limited is the world's first car manufacturer to mass-produce car-mounted drones. With the release of "Lingyuan", more users will experience the charm of this technology and make smart car-mounted drone systems transition from niche functions to mainstream features. DJI President Luo Zhenhua also stated at the event, "Technology is not just about creating toys for a few people, but should be a tool to benefit the world." This collaboration between BYD Company Limited and DJI is not only a deep product-level cooperation, but also a new construction of the travel scene ecosystem. From travel to shooting, "Lingyuan" makes travel shooting accessible The name "Lingyuan" represents the smart car-mounted drone system of BYD Company Limited, which not only has the vision of an eagle, but also has agile and intelligent characteristics. In the past, users needed to carry a lot of equipment to capture beautiful moments during their travels; however, often the beautiful moments passed by before they could even take out their cameras; organizing and editing massive materials was also a headache. Now, "Lingyuan" easily solves all these problems. Yang Dongsheng, Senior Vice President of BYD Company Limited and Director of the Automotive New Technology Research Institute, introduced that the Lingyuan smart car-mounted drone system has achieved four advancements in advanced architecture, hardware, algorithms, and open ecology. "Lingyuan" uses the world's first car-mounted extendable landing platform solution, integrates multiple hardware such as car-mounted drone positioning modules, 4K HD rooftop cameras, custom dual-mode joysticks, and can not only achieve dynamic takeoff and landing, one-key return, motion follow-up shooting but also can be stored and fast-charged. Thirty shooting templates and intelligent algorithms allow users to create a film with just one click without much operation. Even if traveling alone, with these features, one can capture great shots. One person, one car, one drone is equivalent to a filming team, and users can become directors themselves. From traveling to filming, it's easy to go light and enjoy. BYD Company Limited's smart car-mounted drone system - Lingyuan Exploring the "smart car+" ecosystem together, creating a "technology circle" without borders The cooperation between DJI and BYD Company Limited is both open and complementary. BYD Company Limited, with cars as the core, connects everything and collaborates with partners from different fields to jointly build the "smart car+" ecosystem. Up to now, BYD Company Limited has reached strategic cooperation with many world-class technology companies, adhering to an open and inclusive attitude, continuously embracing industry technology partners, and creating a "technology circle" without borders. BYD Company Limited believes in technology without borders Three in one, the Leopard 8 drone version is officially launched At the event, the Leopard 8 drone version was officially launched, with the full series of Leopard 8 optional smart car-mounted drone systems priced at 395,800-423,800 yuan. The Leopard 8 drone version, as one of the first models equipped with BYD Company Limited's smart car-mounted drone system, integrates the top technologies of BYD Company Limited, DJI, and Huawei, including the DMO electric drive off-road platform, Huawei's Dryo-wise smart driving ADS 3.0, and the "Lingyuan" smart car-mounted drone system, bringing users a new intelligent hardcore travel experience.