Well I guess it wasn’t just Skydio

[4 inch pistons]

Read an article in a recent Forbes magazine about the 25 year old kid that own BRINC. He is also pushing to get DJI banned in the US.

 

[jaja6009]

It was several companies and entities.
AUVSI and Skydio, but there are probably more.

 

[GadgetGuy]

It was several companies and entities.
AUVSI and Skydio, but there are probably more.

Yup. Eliminate the cheaper, better competition, under the guise of xenophobia, so you can have a monopoly of far more expensive, less capable, patriotic offerings!

 

[jaja6009]

"patriotic offerings"

 

[Nanny Ogg]

"patriotic offerings"

Greed hiding under "patriotism".

 

[Droning on and on...]

Well, the idea of patriotism being a value component of some drone is exceedingly silly to me, and not something that would sway my purchasing decision. I.e., I wouldn't factor patriotism into buying a lesser capable drone for that reason.

On the other hand, all else being equal, I do "buy American" when possible, just like I try to patronize local businesses as much as possible rather than big international outlets. Like to support my neighbors and fellow citizens, and see us all succeed.

 

[wco81]

Never heard of it but they make $9000 drones?

How much are the prices of the DJI drones bought by law enforcement agencies?

They could have just passed laws requiring governmental agencies to use only American brands.

But they might have to do that in every state, every city/county.

Guess getting a national ban is easier.

 

[Nanny Ogg]

It is a shame that stupidity, ignorance and lobbying can dictate national policy.

 

[Droning on and on...]

I'll add that the smartest move, of course not being taken, would be for Uncle Sam to subsidize an overt project to copy DJI, down to the build quality, functionality, reliability, capability, etc. but in a "clean room" setting. Like getting an American designed and build Specta.

Then innovate from there.

DJI has the experience and iteration history to have really nailed this product/device down solid. Anyone that feels differentiation is some sort of imperative is a fool.

 

[anotherlab]

I'll add that the smartest move, of course not being taken, would be for Uncle Sam to subsidize an overt project to copy DJI, down to the build quality, functionality, reliability, capability, etc. but in a "clean room" setting. Like getting an American designed and build Specta.

Then innovate from there.

DJI has the experience and iteration history to have really nailed this product/device down solid. Anyone that feels differentiation is some sort of imperative is a fool.

Nothing that DJI is doing is rocket science. There is no need for a "clean room" duplication of the DJI functionality. DJI has its market share due to the breadth of its product line, features, and price.

Does the US want to subsidize the production of drones to compete with drones made in Asia? Who wants to pay the bill for that?

Specta (Cogito Tech) is just DJI reselling drones under a different label. With some firmware tweaks to prevent the peripherals from being shared.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Nothing that DJI is doing is rocket science. There is no need for a "clean room" duplication of the DJI functionality.

Only to avoid any potential Intellectual Property issues.

I don't know if there are any such encumberances. Do you?

 

[wco81]

DJI has demonstrated operational competence, pulling together the supply chain to ship good quality commercial drones in volume.

They also have many HW and SW engineers who have a lot of experience designing and shipping product.

A startup is going to take a long time to attain that level.

Maybe the legal environment changes before some American company can put out competitive products.