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'Project Hero' Discovery comes with a drone!
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At this year's Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has unveiled a bespoke version of its new Land Rover Discovery designed for use the Austrian Red Cross.
Called ‘Project Hero’, the so-called "advanced communication vehicle" comes with a roof-mounted drone and a landing system with self-centring and magnetic retention technology that lets the drone land on Project Hero when the vehicle is moving.
Post title has been edited by the site administration team to avoid duplicates Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW
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7th Mar 2017 10:59 am
petersw
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Discovery Project Hero
Land Rover Discovery Project Hero to help save lives using drone tech
Jaguar Land Rover's SVO division teams up with the Austrian Red Cross to create a bespoke Discovery with life-saving search and rescue equipment.
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7th Mar 2017 10:59 am
B16 KJR
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The lack of a split tailgate doesn't seem to have been a major problem then
7th Mar 2017 11:02 am
J77
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I'm liking the black 19" alloys. The smaller wheel doesn't look too bad.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
7th Mar 2017 11:27 am
simon
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The black rear number plate insert makes it look a lot less 'odd' at the rear. Making a feature of it instead of it being body colour.
7th Mar 2017 11:50 am
James W
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Loving the MOLLE style seat backs!! D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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7th Mar 2017 12:21 pm
J77
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The roof rack kind of ruins the design 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
7th Mar 2017 2:15 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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Sorry to burst your bubble but its just PR. These will not be coming to a disaster near you any time soon.
In disaster zones the key is reliability and flexibility. The D5 we know is capable off road, but it is an incredibly complicated vehicle that needs specilaist knowledge and technology to fix it, and who's design compromises its practicality and versatility. Simple pickups are far more versatile, practical and can often be fixed locally. Remember the old Red Cross LR Series, 90 and 110s?D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
7th Mar 2017 2:32 pm
jimbg
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So you know in advance that the trial is going to fail?
Moo, I think your prejudice is showing!
7th Mar 2017 3:23 pm
crews control
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It's on the stand at Geneva Motorshow...
(the disaster is all the public hitting their heads on the sharp tailgate!)2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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7th Mar 2017 3:34 pm
jimbg
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The Red Cross will be able to practice their skills then
7th Mar 2017 3:41 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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jimbg wrote:
So you know in advance that the trial is going to fail?
Moo, I think your prejudice is showing!
You know it wont happen and so do I. It didn't happen with the D3/4 so why the D5. However, the drone tech might well work, but there is already a lot of research and activity in that area already, so nothing new. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
7th Mar 2017 3:42 pm
petersw
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Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
Peter
7th Mar 2017 4:14 pm
ronp
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Mrs ronp is a traffic coordinator with British Red Cross, so I'll ask her to request that these D5's go on the fleet.
But somehow I doubt it as they'll be considerably more expensive than the 110's they already run.
Unless of course JLR kindly donate a number of vehicles (as they've done so in the past).
I might even volunteer to be one of her drivers if they do.
...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
7th Mar 2017 4:30 pm
J77
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crews control wrote:
It's on the stand at Geneva Motorshow...
(the disaster is all the public hitting their heads on the sharp tailgate!)
After that it will be spending 12 months with the Austrian Red Cross.
It's only cost that makes it unfeasible23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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You know it wont happen and so do I. It didn't happen with the D3/4 so why the D5. However, the drone tech might well work, but there is already a lot of research and activity in that area already, so nothing new. 
