Drones

According to DJI's FAQ, an aircraft is considered "completely damaged" if more than 80 percent of the parts are damaged. If you haven't used any of the coverage, you'll be able to exchange for a new drone. If some of your coverage has been used, the remaining amount can be applied toward the purchase of a new drone. … [Read more...] about DJI offers up damage insurance for its drones

A human defeated a computer-piloted drone in the Drone Racing League's first man-vs.-machine competition. But the programmers behind the AI-powered drone, Team MAVLab from the Netherlands, can take consolation in a $1 million prize for creating the fastest self-piloting aircraft this season. … [Read more...] about Drone-racing human pilot defeats AI — at least this year

Although Sony is debuting in the drone industry with a high-end model catering to moviemakers and professional content creators, it could expand into consumer-grade hardware down the road considering that DJI, the current market leader for commercial drones, recently found itself added to the US Entity List amidst the ongoing US-China trade war. … [Read more...] about Sony unveils Airpeak drone, shows off aerial footage of its road-tested Vision-S concept EV

This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021. Ambarella might not be as familiar a name as Intel, AMD or Qualcomm, but one of the company's video processors is likely in some device you own. At CES 2021, for example, one of its SoCs (system-on-chip) is in Alarm.com's new touchless video doorbell. For the conference, Ambarella announced its next-gen artificial intelligence (AI) vision processor that can record 8K video at up to 60 frames per second or four 4K video streams.  … [Read more...] about Your next drone or action cam will shoot 8K video, 4K at 240fps with Ambarella’s new chip

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to assess any security risks from Chinese-made drones in American government fleets and to prioritize removing them. Trump directed all U.S. agencies to outline the security risks posed to the existing government drone fleet from drones built by Chinese companies or by other countries deemed foreign adversaries, including Russia, Iran and North Korea. Trump's order also directs agencies to outline "potential steps that could be taken to mitigate these risks, including, if warranted, discontinuing all federal use of covered (drones) and the expeditious removal of (drones) from federal service." Last month, the U.S. Commerce Department added China's SZ DJI Technology Co, the world's largest drone maker, to the U.S. government's economic blacklist, along with dozens of other Chinese companies. A DJI spokesman declined immediate comment on Monday. In January 2020, the U.S. Interior Department grounded its fleet … [Read more...] about Donald Trump orders assessment of security risks of Chinese drones