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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by nathancahill on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:30AM (#40706627)
I have the last consumer Skydio model, and I'm thinking of selling it to buy a DJI. Skydio has way more intelligence, but the camera quality just isn't there. Footage is ok for social media and that's about it.
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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by dtquad on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:52PM (#40707891)
This is why Western drone startups keep failing against DJI. The consumer and prosumer drone market do not want AI-driven flying autonomous robots. They want high-quality cameras that can fly.

When the Western drone startups fail at that they will turn to AI, agriculture, LIDAR/mapping etc. But all the money is in the consumer/prosumer market where DJI is earning billions every year which also makes them able to outspend competitors in the professional drone markets.

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