Avigation easements could slow down drone adoption and innovation - DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers

DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers

This week, Chinese drone maker DJI started to sell the DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones directly online through their web store. Many official DJI dealers and authorized resellers are...

March 17, 2021

DJI's 'Game of Drones' - Chinese drone maker loses talent

DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ – Chinese drone maker loses talent

In May of last year, we first reported on the DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ culture and how it threatened to break up the drone maker. Today, Reuters explains how the Chinese drone maker keeps...

March 8, 2021

DJI in court over possible FPV Motion Controller patent infringement

DJI in court over FPV Motion Controller patent infringement

Ahead of the March 2nd launch of the DJI FPV drone, DJI finds itself in court over a possible patent infringement related to their DJI FPV Motion Controller.

February 26, 2021

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Avigation easements could slow down drone adoption and innovation - DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers

DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers

This week, Chinese drone maker DJI started to sell the DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones directly online through their web store. Many official DJI dealers and authorized resellers are understandably not...

March 17, 2021

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DJI's 'Game of Drones' - Chinese drone maker loses talent

DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ – Chinese drone maker loses talent

In May of last year, we first reported on the DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ culture and how it threatened to break up the drone maker. Today, Reuters explains how the Chinese drone maker keeps losing talent...

March 8, 2021

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DJI in court over possible FPV Motion Controller patent infringement

DJI in court over FPV Motion Controller patent infringement

Ahead of the March 2nd launch of the DJI FPV drone, DJI finds itself in court over a possible patent infringement related to their DJI FPV Motion Controller.

February 26, 2021

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DJI Palo Alto office: drone maker reduces workforce

DJI Palo Alto office: drone maker reduces workforce as part of Long March reforms

Today we learn that DJI is reducing its workforce at its offices in Palo Alto, resulting in more layoffs and transfers of DJI employees. It seems that the DJI ‘Long March’ reforms we reported on earlier are...

February 22, 2021

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DJI pulls out all stops in "Best of 2020" showreel

DJI pulls out all stops in “Best of 2020” showreel

All things considered, DJI is no longer a just drone manufacturer. The company focuses on the development and production of all kinds of tools for creative media makers, including not only drones, but also stabilizers...

February 10, 2021

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More DJI employees in Palo Alto office to be let go this week, DJI responds to sweeping cuts in 'Long March' reforms article

More DJI employees in Palo Alto office to be let go this week

We have just been informed by one of our sources that more DJI employees from the drone makers’ office in Palo Alto will be let go by the end of this week. The drone maker did confirm the reduction of staffing in...

February 2, 2021

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DJI's Head of US R&D, Hai Vo is leaving drone maker

DJI’s Head of US R&D, Hai Vo is leaving drone maker

The news about people leaving DJI voluntarily or otherwise is not over on this Friday afternoon. We just learned that DJI’s Head of US Research & Development, Hai Vo has decided to leave the drone maker and...

January 22, 2021

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DJI fires video production team in Los Angeles

DJI fires video production team in Los Angeles

Today, we have been informed that DJI has fired the video production team in Los Angeles. We reached out to DJI for an answer and received the following statement.

January 22, 2021

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Trump orders security risk assessment of Chinese-made drones

Trump orders security risk assessment of Chinese-made drones

On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that requires all U.S. agencies to assess the security risks of drones that are made in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia that are present in any government drone...

January 19, 2021

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DJI develops self-driving capabilities with LiDAR technology

DJI develops self-driving capabilities with LiDAR technology

According to sources and job posts, Chinese drone maker DJI is working on self-driving capabilities with LIVOX LiDAR technology. Job posts and other sources indicate that the company is building an engineering team to...

January 15, 2021

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DJI is notably absent from the CES 2021 exhibitor list

DJI is notably absent from the CES 2021 exhibitor list

Last year, when CES was still an in-person event in Las Vegas, DJI had a sizeable booth with all their products on display and all the important DJI North America employees, some of whom are no longer with the company...

January 11, 2021

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DJI's Long March reforms not over as indicated by most recent changes

DJI’s Long March reforms not over as indicated by most recent changes

DJI’s Long March reforms are not over yet as indicated by these most recent organizational changes. The personnel moves were announced in an internal email shared with DroneXL and confirmed by DJI.

January 5, 2021

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Which DJI products rely on technology from U.S.-based companies?

Which DJI products rely on technology from U.S.-based companies?

With DJI added to the ‘Entity List’ by the U.S. Department of Commerce, American companies can no longer export both software and hardware technology to DJI without a special government permit. So the question is which...

December 23, 2020

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DJI's response to being placed on economic blacklist

DJI’s response to being placed on economic blacklist

Last Friday, DJI was placed on the economic blacklist, officially known as the ‘Entity List’, by the U.S. Department of Commerce. DJI had already issued a short response on the same day, but just now they...

December 22, 2020

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Commerce department add DJI to its economic blacklist

Commerce department adds DJI to its economic blacklist

The U.S. Department of Commerce added Chinese drone giant SZ DJI Technology Co to its economic blacklist, a senior official told reporters on a conference call Friday morning, reports Reuters. We received a response...

December 18, 2020

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DJI webinar Drones and Disasters on December 14

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DJI webinar Drones and Disasters on December 14

DJI organizes a webinar titled Drones and Disasters on December 14, 2020, at 1 pm EST. The webinar has the slogan “Preparing for wildfires in 2021 and beyond.”

December 10, 2020

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Domestic drones can be hacked, and foreign drones can be secure

Domestic drones can be hacked, and foreign drones can be secure

An interesting article was posted on The Hill yesterday that points out that domestic drones (Blue sUAS) can be hacked, and foreign drones, such as the ones from DJI, can be secure.

December 10, 2020

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Romeo Durscher, Senior Director for Public Safety Integration leaves DJI

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Romeo Durscher, Senior Director for Public Safety Integration leaves DJI

In what only can be described as a loss to DJI and the first responders’ community, Romeo Durscher has announced that he will leave his position as Senior Director for Public Safety Integration, a role he...

December 10, 2020

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Two more executives have left DJI North America

Two more executives have left DJI North America

2020 has been a turbulent year for DJI. The coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing data security concerns expressed by some U.S. government members have had a significant impact on the Chinese drone maker. Furthermore...

December 8, 2020

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