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Opinion: DJI and The American Drone Delusion: We’re Not Catching Up, We’re Falling Behind
On December 23, 2025, the FCC added DJI to its Covered List, effectively banning the import and sale of any new DJI drones in the United States. Future DJI products will never legally reach American consumers. The ban, justified by…
Zeitview Expands Drone Grid Inspection with Clearsight Buy
Zeitview (formerly DroneBase) a leader in automated inspection solutions for energy and infrastructure, has acquired substantially all assets of Clearsight, a company specializing in transmission, distribution, and substation inspections using integrated AI and analytics. This acquisition significantly bolsters Zeitview’s position…
Drone Inspections Reveal Health of U.S. Solar Plants: Zeitview’s Insights
In a revelation for the U.S. solar industry, Zeitview, a front-runner in advanced energy inspections and previously known as DroneBase, disclosed that 51% of large-scale U.S. solar plants are in top-notch condition. This data comes after Zeitview’s comprehensive manned aviation…
DroneBase raises $7.5M Series C and expands to Europe
Today, we’re excited to announce that DroneBase has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding to expand our services to the renewable energy market with DroneBase Insights for Wind and Solar, and to found DroneBase Europe in Germany. New investors…