DJI Matrice 4E and DJI Terra Map Khumbu Icefall During 2026 Climbing Season on Mount Everest - The Straits Times

Last week we said the US door keeps opening for everyone but DJI; this week DJI showed what it's building instead. The teased 'new drone' landed as a safety parachute, a brand-new eVTOL class debuted on top of Everest, the Insta360 X6 leaked wearing the Osmo 360's body — and a mystery model code cleared Chinese certification. Five stories, in priority order, with our take on each.

DJI Matrice 4E drones and Terra software are mapping Everest's Khumbu Icefall—a shifting maze of crevasses—for the 2026 climbing season. Climbers get an aerial blueprint of the mountain's deadliest stretch.