The drone maker is removing software restraints that prevented its products from flying over restricted areas, ceding control to drone pilots.

DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House, passing the buck to US law enforcement to prevent some of the worst forms of drone misuse. Some are suggesting the curious timing of that decision is political,

DJI, which accounts for an estimated 90% of hobby drone sales in the U.S., announced this week that it will stop geoblocking its drones from flying over airports and military bases. The changes took effect on Monday on both the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

DJI, the world’s dominant drone manufacturer, has made a major change to its safety protocol, removing automatic no-fly zone restrictions for drones operating in the United States.

For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires,

DJI claims its drone safety decisions are not influenced by politics, following backlash to a geofencing system update.

The DJI Flip takes a novel approach to the foldable design, resulting in a compact drone ideal for traveling creatives.

DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires.

DJI issues an update for all drones in the USA which removes their geofences, unlocking all drones to fly over restricted zones, including prisons, airports, and the White House?

Four short months after introducing the truly palm-size Neo, DJI is back with another pint-sized consumer drone. The Flip continues the drone giant’s interest in foldable form factors, with a quartet of propeller guards that essentially stack up,