Though in a firefight it'll go down fairly quickly, Cargo Drones can go an unlimited distance - so if you set a waypoint on the other side of London on your map, you can make your way there as the crow flies as opposed to dealing with cars, pedestrians and enemies. Now repeat the hijacking process to pilot the drone wherever you need to go - with your operative riding on top. To climb on the drone, press X (on PlayStation) or A (on Xbox) next to it, as you would when scaling a low wall. Back out of controlling now with the Circle / B button to control your operative again. Now lower the drone to ground level, or whatever your operative is, so they are able to climb onto it. In short, once a Cargo Drone is within range, press L1 / LB as you would any hackable object, and select the hijack prompt. This mission occurs in the first 90 minutes or so of the game's critical path, and completing this mission is a good explainer of how riding drones work. The concept of riding on a drone is introduced early in the story as part of the Reporting for Duty mission, where you must recruit a construction worker with the ability to call in a Cargo Drone wherever they are.
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