Drone Companies
Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home order at beaches
The Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home and work-at-home order from Mayor Kirk Caldwell at local beaches around Oahu, city officials said on Friday.
DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and Mavic 3 update
Here’s a quick update on the DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and the Mavic 3. The M300 is obviously the successor to the DJI Matrice 200/210 drone and aimed at the commercial or enterprise drone market. This unmanned aircraft was…
About the DJI reorganization and firings in the U.S.
Over the last week, there has been quite a bit of speculation about what is going on within DJI’s organization. There were rumors of DJI leaving the U.S. market, which turned out to be false. In fact, DJI is very…
Skydio is currently unable to ship drone orders
In a message on the Skydio website, the company says that as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic their local manufacturing in California has temporarily halted operations.
Skydio 2 firmware update explained in video
In this video on YouTube, Billy Kyle explains in detail the improvements (or lack thereof) to the Skydio 2 drone with the latest firmware update, version 6.0.38. Some smaller improvements were good, but for the majority of this update, Billy…
DJI Easter Sale for the U.S. and Canada
A few days ago, we posted this article about how DJI had apparently forgotten about the U.S. and Canada when it launched the DJI Easter Sale in other parts of the world. Well, I’m happy to report that DJI has…
DJI Mavic Air 2 release date and more
Just now we received information on the DJI Mavic Air 2 release date. We thought it would be in May or early June, but it seems that the drone maker has its production back online and is ready for business.…
New photos show DJI Mavic Air 2 has no top obstacle avoidance sensors
These photos of the DJI Mavic Air 2, leaked by our good friend OsitaLV, show no top obstacle avoidance sensors. This means that the soon-to-be-released DJI Mavic Air 2 will very likely not have 360-degree, omnidirectional obstacle sensing and avoidance…
DJI Terra launches a new Electricity License
DJI first introduced DJI Terra during the Airworks 2018 in Dallas, TX. Since then the drone maker has worked hard to perfect their software application. Today, DJI Terra launches a new Electricity License with optimizations made for 3D power line…
Wingtra improves in-flight experience with new in-app controls
Wingtra just released its 1.12, offering customers a significant upgrade to their in-flight interactions with WingtraOne. Specifically, more robust and intuitive in-app flight controls are available directly through WingtraPilot on the tablet.* In the field, this streamlines the user experience…
DJI will bring “huge surprises to global consumers soon”, says spokesperson
In an article in the South China Morning Post, DJI denies reports of mass layoffs and instead says that the drone maker is busy meeting demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. A company spokesperson even said that DJI will bring “huge…
DJI Mavic Air 2 and DJI C5 Remote Controller confirmed in FCC filings
Today, in two separate FCC filings both a new DJI C5 Remote Controller, Model 231 (FCC ID SS3-RC2311911) and the DJI Mavic Air 2 (FCC ID SS3-MA2UE1N1911) are confirmed. Earlier leaked photos of a new DJI drone showed the name…