DJI, Autel drones cleared for firmware updates until 2029 - DroneDJ

DJI made more news in seven days than most companies make in a quarter. A new product launched (and got blocked from US sale, again). A major event got teased. The FCC fight escalated to a $1.56 billion court filing. And DJI's home market joined the regulatory pile-on. Here's what happened, in priority order, with our take on each.

The FCC just extended DJI and Autel drone firmware updates through 2029 — not 2027. Your existing fleet isn't becoming a cybersecurity liability next year. The agency basically admitted that bricking millions of deployed drones would have created a bigger security problem than it solved.