Build a drone car

[Viciam]

Any engineers about?

Is it possible to build a drone with seating for 2 people?

How much would it cost? A project like this?

What are the challenges and can they be overcome?

 

[dirkclod]

 

[go fast]

Intresting , and cool stuff ...

 

[Haloweenhamster]

Evolvo

 

[Mr. Salty]

If there are people in it flying it it isn't a drone.

 

[CamoGreg]

Check in Dubai I think I saw some taxi-drone !

 

[Haloweenhamster]

That would be the evolvo they started with the ehung 185

 

[dbyantis]

Any engineers about?

Is it possible to build a drone with seating for 2 people?

How much would it cost? A project like this?

What are the challenges and can they be overcome?

If it runs with DJI software, I am NOT getting in.

 

[dirkclod]

Check in Dubai I think I saw some taxi-drone !

 

[Ping^Spike]

We've built an autonomous machine or two recently

Automated farm in England grows barley crop - CNN

Autonomous Robots Plant, Tend, and Harvest Entire Crop of Barley

 

[Heavysledz]

If there are people in it flying it it isn't a drone.

It would be if they were just passengers and it was being piloted remotely....

 

[NinjaNut]

If there are people in it flying it it isn't a drone.

LOL...true true

 

[NinjaNut]

It would be if they were just passengers and it was being piloted remotely....

Nope....definition states ‘unmanned’

 

[Heavysledz]

Nope....definition states ‘unmanned’

I think the definition is in need of some updating as I don't think they thought that an aircraft could/would ever be manned but controlled remotely when they came up with that.....unless they come up with a whole new definition for manned aircraft that are remotely controlled....

 

[Haloweenhamster]

Does aircraft become a drone if the autopilot is on? its not controlled by the pilots
Autonomous aircraft without human control

 

[Viciam]

I want to build one. Can it be done with say £20,000?

Must be stable like a regular drone when controls are not touched. Take off and land like a mavic pro. Gps conntection. Basically a normal drone but bigger to carry two people in a capsule. Can it be done?

 

[Mr. Salty]

Does aircraft become a drone if the autopilot is on? its not controlled by the pilots
Autonomous aircraft without human control

Just because you turn on the cruise control in your car doesn’t make it a driverless car.

An airplane with autopilot engaged still has a crew right there to intervene.

 

[Will.i.am]

I think the definition is in need of some updating as I don't think they thought that an aircraft could/would ever be manned but controlled remotely when they came up with that.....unless they come up with a whole new definition for manned aircraft that are remotely controlled....

The key word is 'manned'. Normally manned means the aircraft has a crew, ie someone in control of the aircraft. Unmanned is the opposite - no one in control. Aircraft on autopilot with crew onboard is still manned. So if pilot turned on the autopilot and bailed out, then it becomes unmanned and it is a drone. Aircraft with just passengers and no one in control is a drone. A drone can be remotely piloted or autonomous.

 

[Kilrah]

I want to build one. Can it be done with say £20,000?

Must be stable like a regular drone when controls are not touched. Take off and land like a mavic pro. Gps conntection. Basically a normal drone but bigger to carry two people in a capsule. Can it be done?

To put it bluntly... no.

Add a 0 and we can probably start talking... Unless you consider those people to be disposable.
Note you didn't mention any of the key parameters you're looking for like flight time, purpose... so any answer will be worth just as much as the spec.

 

[clackey]

There are handful of companies working on this but only two have made some interesting progress...

EHANG|Official Site-EHANG 184 autonomous aerial vehicle
Volocopter - Home