Method for guiding an emergency vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle

A method for guiding a vehicle to a destination, comprising:

• receiving a destination location;
• receiving a present location of the vehicle;
• calculating a route between the present location of the vehicle and the destination;
• providing navigation guidance to a driver of the vehicle based on the calculated route;
• transmitting the calculated route and the present location to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in communication therewith;
• automatically piloting the UAV ahead of the vehicle, along the calculated route of the vehicle, using the calculated route and the present location;
• docking the UAV to a dock disposed along the calculated route;
• and
• exchanging data between the UAV and the dock to influence traffic flow along the calculated route of the vehicle so as to reduce a navigation time of the vehicle in communication with the UAV, wherein influencing the traffic flow comprises transmitting, from the UAV, one or more traffic alerts.