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DJI claims its decision to let drones fly in dangerous areas is not political

DJI says this update was planned to roll out months ago.

While the post does contain a variety of additional details about what is and isn’t happening to the company’s geofencing system, it does not dispute that DJI has eliminated the feature that prevents the vast majority of US drone pilots, by default, from flying over airports, power plants, active wildfires, military bases, and government buildings like the White House, . “This was especially challenging for commercial operators, drone businesses — and most critically — public safety agencies performing lifesaving work, where delays are simply unacceptable,” DJI writes. Perhaps this move helps highlight how DJI voluntarily made its drones less of a national security risk by keeping them away from important facilities.

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