# Dead battery? Ford will send a drone to jump start **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery-ford-will-send-a-drone-to-jump-start/190024 "2023-04-10T17:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery-ford-will-send-a-drone-to-jump-start/190024/3 "2023-04-10T17:35:12Z")
@LoudThunder already started a post/Topic abut this… > [@Forget Roadside Assistance, Ford will soon offer "Air-Side" Assistance…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forget-roadside-assistance-ford-will-soon-offer-air-side-assistance/189919): > > Forget Roadside Assistance, Ford will soon offer “Air-Side” Assistance… The Ford Company filed for a Patent that would use drones back in 2017 and only recently had the patent published. Under the patent, Ford would be able to fly a drone to a vehicle in need of assistance and provide jumper cables or open the car hood and charge directly from the drone itself, as reported by Ford Authority. Rather than just copying the article, here is the Link… And here is another link… I am an FAA Pa… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery-ford-will-send-a-drone-to-jump-start/190024)._