Tsinghua University 清华大学 Professor of Vehicle and Carrier Academy, Chinese Academy of Engineering fellow Li Jun’s team successfully developed the first generation of Lion land and air autonomous vehicle. It is the world’s first electric land/air drone with integrated intelligent navigation.
The drone uses a traditional 2-wheel drive chassis for better range on ground navigation, the rotors are used to achieve a higher degree of maneuverability. It features vertical take-off and landing, hovering, 3D navigation, ground cruising, automatic object avoidance and tracking, and other functions.