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Drones were just the canary in the coal mine. Washington's crusade against foreign tech is about to make the gadgets you rely on outrageously expensive—or impossible to buy.
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In a Thursday email, DJI encouraged enterprise customers to submit FCC comments opposing a plan to retroactively ban LiDAR-equipped foreign-made drones.
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What started as a ban on foreign drones is rapidly spreading to routers, robot vacuums, and portable power stations—and consumers are going to pay the price.
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The FCC revoked the device authorization after it caught the mysterious firm lying about its drone, which appears to be based on tech from China's DJI.
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Following its ban on new foreign-made drones and DJI cameras, the FCC is now revoking prior approvals for existing devices. Here's what it means for current owners and prospective buyers.
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Texas-based Anzu Robotics has been accused of acting as a pass-through company for DJI.
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Many photographers and videographers will be surprised to learn that the FCC considers camera drones with LiDAR obstacle avoidance, like the consumer-grade Air 3S, Avata 360, and Mini 5 Pro, to be weapons of war.
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Looking for a drone you can buy right now? The top models we've tested—and that are currently available in the US—can elevate your filmmaking, deliver stunning perspectives for travel vlogs, and, of course, are seriously fun to fly.
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DoorDash, which already does limited drone deliveries with Wing, will build and operate its own package-delivery drones under a new unit called DoorDash Air.
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The FCC retroactively revokes device approvals from DJI clone brands, including Skyrover and Xtra. Barring a change of heart, their products will go on the Covered List within a month.
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Quantum Systems Group wants its drones to help Ukraine defeat Russia, so it's been pushing them to their maximum performance.
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Not surprisingly, Potensic's first release after the FCC foreign drone ban doesn't look like it's coming to the US. It's a shame, as the Atom 3 offers some notable upgrades over the Atom 2.
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We do a lot of product testing in the friendly confines of PC Labs, but drones call for wide-open spaces, so we take them out for test flights in the real world. Here's what we look for.
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DJI highlights an audit by Florida-based OnDefend as the FCC considers the Chinese company's petition to remove it from the foreign-made drone ban.
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Guinness has yet to sanction it, but early results suggest it will blow past the official record.
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