Chinese drone maker DJI is dominating the market - despite being blacklisted by the U.S.

Drones of several varieties have been used on the battlefield during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including makes from DJI.
The global drone market is expected to grow from $30.6 billion in 2022 to $55.8 billion by 2030, according to a report by Drone Industry Insights. DJI dominates more than 70% of that market.
DJI’s first commercially successful product was the Phantom drone, which DJI founder Frank Wang claims made DJI the first company to bring “military-grade technology” to the public.
“The unfortunate thing is that (DJI drones are) very reliable. So, it’s become a product of choice, even for those who want to use a drone inappropriately,” Adam Welsh, DJI’s Head of Global Policy, told CNBC.
A recent controversy around DJI products being used for warfare isn’t the only problem the company has faced.
In December 2021, the Shenzhen-based drone maker was placed on an investment blacklist by the U.S. government, banning American investors from buying or selling shares in the company.
That move is largely symbolic, however, since DJI is a private company.
Watch the video above to understand why the Chinese drone maker is dominating the market - despite being blacklisted by the U.S.
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[@trenton8998]

Putting any kind of blame on DJI for people misusing their products is like blaming a car company for somebody choosing to drink and drive

[@Davoodoox1]

Russians hate these drones hehehe.

[@Handlebarrz]

Or blaming guns for murders that people commit

[@stevenjones916]

@@hundredfireify To accurately and reliable fire bullets. The target is chosen by the shooter. The shooter should be solely liable.

[@Shokamoka]

Looking at you, Toyota

[@govinda102000]

Silly Americans. Finding any excuse to support China and their products like drones.

[@Ningboren]

If a Chinese company is leading or dominating, it becomes a security risk. If Google/Microsoft/FB is dominating, it is ok. What a shady act of double standard!

[@berryinurpssy5597]

i still buy dji but i dont blame the ban

[@williamwongkimping3998]

😂😂😂what a shame....AMURDERCA😂😂😂

[@pppp-bh8ti]

just take a look at wechat censorship. what do you expect?

[@apuuvah]

So, you prefer to live on under chinese rule rather than US. Ok, whatever suits you. There are NO private companies in china.

[@codeaperture]

America can't catch up 😬😏

[@LonelyTrucker]

America really hates to see a Chinese Tech company lead in a certain space, just like TikTok.

[@_ata_3]

Tiktok sucks though

[@BillEmoji]

China has never banned any US Tech companies in the country...

[@_ata_3]

@@BillEmojiNo, just the whole internet. They have literally banned Chinese people from using the global internet.

[@iruah]

Tiktok is awful being chinese or not.

[@yodaichi888]

@@iruah haters gonna hate.

[@VL-inquisitor]

The story should have read like this - DJI is dominating the market, that's why it is blacklisted.

[@Rex-ww4cw]

Basically just like the Huawei treatment but there's no alternative American company to replace it like Apple for Huawei so they can't do much about it.

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

Now they are trying to ban China's gantry crane which also on the name of National security but USA don't have gantry cranes other than China to operate Their ports and Ships

[@hink0027]

its like banning toyota because their truck using for war

[@user-gc1hg9sp9k]

yeah it completly stupid lol, and beside DJI are being using by both ukraine and russia.

[@Crosbie85]

@@user-gc1hg9sp9k classic cnbc lol

[@bryf2787]

is like banning food and water and air because tanks are burning oxygen and trucks are using water to cool their engines and soldiers are eating food to have energy to fight

[@HowlingWo1f]

I don’t believe they were banned due to the war in Ukraine, but banned Previously due to A national security threat in sharing data obtained by the drones with the Chinese government,

[@kelvinpatalinghug149]

this comment section is on 🔥🔥🔥

[@bengorge9417]

If you cannot beat them, sanction them.

[@passby8070]

Exactly! How is it that DJI is a millitary company in anyway or form? This is just a dodgy excuse to contain China high tech just like what it did to Huawei. Regardless if you like China or not, what they did to DJI is frankly pretty low and dirty.

[@ricafragaa]

And take the Money......

[@adrenalinemadness3340]

If you cannot make a product to sell in war, blacklist it…

[@3dxyz412]

White man's standard operating procedure.

[@Mnopthgggg]

Dangerous and Illegal activities which is athreat to privacy does not deserve bed of roses 😂

[@jeremyyoung3616]

Ironically, DJI drones were used for earthquake relief in Turkey.😂

[@user-iv8ky5qi4n]

​@@Fauxsho9 did you just comparing military grade equipment with commercial?.. what😅

[@user-iv8ky5qi4n]

​@@Fauxsho9 bayrakhtar is expensive to operate.. so it is logical to use dji , dji agras or dji m30t matrice.. they are cheaper and not expensive to opwrate.. both are for different purposes

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

Also As Surveillance in India

[@user-iv8ky5qi4n]

​@@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173 i bet for military stuff india got their own private military drone right .. or specialize dji for military..

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

@@user-iv8ky5qi4n No India is not capable Like China even America can't surpass that's level of China's drone so the question of Having India its own is ❎ and also they are not accepting the truth because of bilndless ego reside in their mind. So I am saying this because I am seeing this from my own eyes in Indian's people's.

[@intlgoh5229]

first Huawei, then Tiktok, now DJi.....

[@must205]

It's surprising that these bans are only being implemented now. Businesses operating in foreign countries must comply with local laws or face consequences. For example, China has restricted Western electric cars in certain areas under new legislation. Similarly, Chinese cars and other hardware that fail to adhere to Western data protection laws should face restrictions in the West. Any objections in this comment section are likely from bots, and frankly, are irrelevant. Each country has the right to enforce its own rules.

[@takedown243]

More and more are coming, in a faster speed in the following decade, the largest engineer generation in China are mostly born in 1990s, that's why China's tech are speeding up so fast in the past 5 years, my peers are becoming PhDs and masters, contributing in the tech industry.

[@must205]

Lets just not forget that in China: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram and many more are banned. So what is the problem with answering China the same way? Plus Western EVs are already heavily restricted in China due to data protection laws... Western should restrict Chinese EVs in the same way.

[@bigfisher4354]

@@must205 The point is china doesn't pretend to be a free and open society/market - unlike the USA whose peasants still believe they live in "freedom". The more foreign companies USA bans, the more foreign companies will avoid the USA market.

[@ArkiBeach]

@@must205 Not the same, Google didn't agree to keep data in China while TikTok does keep data in US. It was Google's choice to leave China

[@godzillamothra5983]

Targeting DJI is ludicrous. This company consciously stay away from military business, and yet people still use them in wars by modifying them like they did in Ukraine by both Ukrainians and Russians, and the US gov still blame DJI for that?

[@samkalapseudo8998]

bc US is losing their drone market, it's all about money

[@elipuebla2537]

Exactly and America uses them as well, so they need to stop targeting one out of many companies. For all we know the U.S. defense has their own private contractor making clones of this device with way better capabilities.

[@breadnewbie6326]

probably Toyota should be banned because their truck famously weaponized.

[@fatdoi003]

@@samkalapseudo8998 US never had their drone market

[@elipuebla2537]

@@haihenghYou must be replying to the other person above my reply I never said that they stayed away from the military. Anyways I do agree with you. And yes when ever there is an innovative idea or product or method of doing something Military heads will always have an eye out for it if it has a potential to be utilized in a combat scenario. If it can be utilized for military purposes I'm sure you will be approached by military/government agents. And where there is money to be made,your product will be bought and modified for their purpose whether you like it or not.

[@eal8645]

DJI all the way no matter what the US government says.

[@Ksins1]

The US is now drained of blood.. And they continue to spend money on Ukraine. The United States does not spend money on its people and spends taxes on the war of Ukraine. The people of the USA are giving their money not to improve their lives, but to the war of Ukraine! That's why the people are poor!.Б

[@Matanumi]

Yeah their products and post sale service is just head and shoulders above everyone else its embarrassing

[@user-pp8jb5ko9m]

How do you judge that those high-tech products in China are more advanced than those in the United States? It depends on which products are banned by the US government.

[@user-iv8ky5qi4n]

it is the most advanced commercial drone .. certainly not military

[@mashdatrashvideos2831]

DJI is an amazing company, Their drones are so much better than any other drone sold at their price point.

[@hs7ehfheuezdhji]

They are simply the best drones out there. I own 4 of them.

[@zacksmith5963]

Ask yoyr govt

[@tidakbaguse]

i owned one a donated it to ukraine

[@theendurance]

what is your social credit score?

[@Rex-ww4cw]

@@theendurance is that all you got ? 😂

[@zacksmith5963]

@@theendurance what is ur credit score .

[@MegaPapa8888]

Do we have to blame gun manufacturers that their guns end up in the wrong hands?

[@zafir7007]

Only if they're Chinese or Russian

[@benjones5799]

Everyone does. That's why I don't feel confident about the future of drones being legal

[@trowawayacc]

Guns are made to kill people

[@benjones5799]

@@trowawayacc Guns are used for pest control far more than they are used for that purpose. They are also used for recreation (shooting targets, hunting, etc). They are also used as a deterrent to protect against evil people. Killing people is the last resort for using a gun.

[@yeetian2774]

No only if the manufacturers are Americans. If it’s Russians or Chinese then please blame them every single day.

[@RealJonSarge]

as someone who uses both the Phantom 4 and the AVATA; DJI is like the apple of Drone operations. Easy to use, User friendly and a status symble at this point. Its no wonder these are being use in war. Yes they might not be made for weapon use, but so is a knife; doesn't mean they wont be used for war.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Right, people aren't up in arms because people are using apple computers to launch rockets. BUT here we are.

[@saeidmomtahan]

The American playbook: A successful Chinese products = Security threat

[@amandagrant4331]

National Security

[@Aaron-dp5kb]

US government= biggest threat to the free world

[@mackysobrevega1780]

Only reason I have a DJI because there is no other western product that can compete.

[@jayliu8003]

The United States is going to ban DJI.

[@expl0dingcat]

@@garysetiadi366 Camera system can't compare. Skydio is only better at tracking, that's it, other than that they are mediocre at best when compared to DJI drones.

[@vlhc4642]

@@garysetiadi366 Fact that NATO is buying DJI for Ukraine instead of their own Skydio tells you everything doesn't it

[@flwoods1]

I'm very satisfied with a simple SJRC F11s. Yes it only goes 3500m, 35 minute flight time, but uploaded vids and photos, I been asked what DJI model did I use. 50-80% less $$ is also ok. Also in the Philippines DJI protection plan is not available.

[@pescaruadrian2987]

@@vlhc4642 so on one hand nato buys them ,on the other hand blacklists them ,here ladies and gentlemans , here is the so called democracy that the americans wanna give to the world . with their lies and cheats

[@jehanchia457]

Any Chinese company that can dominate the market etc, the US will never let it go. They will throw all kinds of accusations on the company or it products in order to ban or restrict it.

[@Binip126]

Exactly, the same as other countries. If Airbus surpass Boeing dominating the market, the manager of Airbus will be arrested by the U.S soon.

[@paladro]

as if the chinese don't have all kinds of restrictions on foreign imports in their own country...

[@fahadfaraj6474]

But it's too late china is unstoppable in so many ways

[@jrkr7357]

That's why it's not healthy to let the US, and UK's English media dominate the whole world. They can demonize anyone they like.

[@navyseal1689]

As if China didnt ban US companies in Chinese mainland too

[@srevinUreuqnoC]

I've owned some DJI drones since like 2016, still going strong. Don't think you should blame the product. If there was a company in US or west that had as much dedication as DJI, they'd get noticed, well sadly, there is none....

[@user-wm7gi7ym8f]

已经有了

[@BabyKnxckz]

Love how america crys about freedom all the time but when a product from another country dominates they blacklist it

[@doggodoggo3000]

Republicans

[@michaelloong964]

The US politicians always distort the meaning of every English word. They love double talk. Do as I say but don't do what I do.

[@cndam]

Yup. Then pretend as if they care about marginalized people when they themselves start fires all over the world, treat many of their own people like crap etc etc. can't beat them sabotage them is more like it

[@luihinwai1]

This is called technological superiority

[@ghostmanscores1666]

So this is something they won't have to steal?

[@SeeLasSee]

This is called mass production.

[@SeeLasSee]

@@ghostmanscores1666 not at all. There were many companies 10 years ago but most went out of business.

[@Nothinglefttosay]

Shhhhh😂 who didn’t see this coming..!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? 99G Devil

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

Before DJI: Drone was a weapon After DJI: Drone became a popular gadget that is misused as weapon

[@BNIRc]

Wrong always a camera based design for spying 🤔

[@internallyinteral]

Definitely not training it to be a weapon.

[@BNIRc]

@@internallyinteral well I mean,, knifes cuts steak anything can be a weapon 😉

[@poweredbynato6313]

Pro Russian separatist are in the free nations amd purchasing the toy drones and sending it back to Russia.

[@aloysiusprasetyo3737]

Toyota machine gun mod go brrrrr

[@peetymcfly8871]

DJI are one of the best drones. Owned 5. Enjoyed using it. Too bad its being blacklisted.

[@aredtomato8957]

The more they ban it the more I am buying it

[@lifeoftanver]

Ban from Europe?

[@Logan-rd2mo]

Used to own a DJI Mavic Pro, sold it several years back cause I needed some emergency $ at the time. They are by far one of the best drones out there, hate how bad people are tainting the community whereas most follow the law. I even had to get my drone registered with the FAA. (was like 14"x10" LxW Inches)

[@myballsitchsomethingfierce6319]

I like but they are expensive as heck, jeeze.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Similar here in the Scotland, UK. Registered my little DJI Mini 3 Pro registered with the CAA and got the (unneeded really) pilot licence for it. It's tricky to stick completely to the letter of the law but keep safety in mind and you won't go far wrong I think. I never carry bombs on mine, only occasionally extra strobes that push 10g above the law, lol!

[@VG-or1nu]

at this point it feels like literally anything Chinese is being singled out by the US government

[@ensteffo]

It is which is also something to keep in mind when they bring out these Uyghur, Tibet etc. stories. Its literally all lies, the next Iraq WMD, Nayirah story. All negative stories about China are outright lies or twisted beyond recognition so much it doesn't mirror reality anymore.

[@superspecialty5169]

Why not?

[@FeelFree3]

It is ironic that DJI drones are used by Ukraine soldiers and US government gives weapons to Ukraine soldiers while blacklist DJI drones.

[@thanasisrks4944]

@@superspecialty5169 because it's Marxist, and going down that path is extremely dangerous..

[@peterleung8372]

Ban chicken chop suey

[@Phoenix56801]

US can't compete lol

[@ghostmanscores1666]

We have the patient on your mom.

[@cuckoonut1208]

They can bribe successfully though.

[@reset6970]

Haters will always say Chinese make low quality products. This is because they have a victim mentality as they try to cheat the oldest practice of sales: you get what you pay for. Any culture and their manufacturer is guilty of this. However, if you're willing to pay for a high quality product, you get a high quality product. I love high quality Chinese products. My favorite drone is the now discontinued DJI Spark. That little sucker is built like a tank and it has allowed me numerous memorable experiences in filming and photography. My slight criticism is that the battery runs for about 15 minutes only. But then again, it's a very old model. I still love it!

[@discipleofbastet.1015]

If a future battery can go 30 minutes or more like their newer models, the Spark will be an even greater cult classic. It already is!

[@s._3560]

Exactly. It is just a negative mindset mentality i.e.hating on others who have become more successful than you, rather than being inspired!

[@MrSpeedy327]

Dji Is part of the New China Way. Look into it. A group of business owners who practice proper business ethic and r&d

[@soothsayer2406]

Love DJI!!

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

I'm with you there! First drone I've ever had and I love it even though I'm a bit scared of it, lol!

[@CandyCodedBasix]

America does not see China as an enemy because of their military aggressiveness, but for their product and economic superiority.

[@0401412740]

Have you seen what happened in Taiwan and Spraty islands

[@garysetiadi366]

@@0401412740 *_‼️a list of states that were bombed by the U.S. after World War II:_* - Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War). - Guatemala 1954 - Indonesia (1958) - Cuba (1959-1961) - Guatemala (1960) - Congo (1964) - Laos (1964-1973) - Vietnam (1961-1973) - Cambodia (1969-1970) - Guatemala (1967-1969) - Granada (1983) - Lebanon (1983, 1984) (hitting targets in the territories of Lebanon and Syria) - Libya (1986) - Salvador (1980) - Nicaragua (1980) - Iran (1987) - Panama (1989) - Iraq (1991) (Gulf War) - Kuwait (1991) - Somalia (1993) - Bosnia (1994, 1995) - Sudan (1998) - Afghanistan (1998) - Yugoslavia (1999) - Yemen (2002) - Iraq (1991-2003) (joint U.S. and British forces) - Iraq (2003-2015) - Afghanistan (2001-2015) - Pakistan (2007-2015) - Somalia (2007-2008, 2011) - Yemen (2009, 2011) - Libya (2011, 2015) - Syria (2014-2015) There are more than 20 states on the list. *_China urged to "never forget who is the real threat to the world."_* Were there outrages from the Western community regarding the United States? Were there loud cries of indictment? *_Were there at least once sanctions against the United States?_* All these hypocritical peace hawks sat quietly in one place when the *_United States, like a real bandit, is putting other countries through the nightmares_*. No outcry, no hint of reproach, no glimmer of outrage. Cowardly, shameless, hypocritical creatures! You would have to spit in everyone's hypocritical face and stick their nose in this list. This list should be posted continuously 24 hours a day on every possible channel. Make videos that would hollow out all these western riffraff, these would not let them sleep peacefully! Fight them and remind each of these facts of US crime against other countries.

[@AC-zj5zg]

@@0401412740 Have you seen what is happening with TSMC?

[@johnconner4695]

No that’s completely wrong lol

[@livreene7250]

@@garysetiadi366 Yep, says the party which killed more than 100 million people, mostly chinese, that is the CCP, so you'd like being treated as live stock for milking or organ harvesting, gotcha

[@creative_cooper]

What's next? a ban on 3D printers? cause Chinese companies are equally dominating that space too.

[@Lukania_Falkor]

I guess we will soon hear about 3D printers being used for warfare.

[@aison2735]

There are also solar panels and rare earth refining products.

[@Maxtee77]

Technology stolen by China, created in the US

[@jacobl5488]

There's alot tbh. Many products come from Chinese supply chains. TV Projectors are another.

[@hughmungus2760]

@@Lukania_Falkor they've already more or less tariffed chinese solar panels out of the US market. And whoops. now american's have really expensive solar panels that can't compete.

[@stonermountain9147]

DJI is the best drone in the market! Thank you DJI and China!

[@cjmiller2037]

China owns us. Lol. Really dude?

[@MissionaryForMexico]

They are a very well made product! I doubt an American drone manufacturer could ever compete with DJI!

[@audreyDsouza]

my father has three drones and two of them are Dji drones.. from what I see Dji drones are more advanced than other drones.. my father uses a drone to see the trees, animals and also the area around the forest near the house..

[@vbdemystified709]

He must also be secretly a peeping tom

[@dreden2000]

@@vbdemystified709 ???

[@TomInGulfBreeze]

​@@vbdemystified709 You have eyes and a cell phone with zoom capabilities, so you must also be one. Does that sound silly? So did you.

[@crowbaril903]

I remember my first father too.

[@audreyDsouza]

@@TomInGulfBreeze 👍👍

[@JungLeeTheDoctor]

they make the best drones. build something to compete instead of complaining

[@cuckoonut1208]

Or just bring the talents over.

[@DaveBuildsThings]

@@cuckoonut1208 Maybe if the US spent more on education, you wouldn't need to bring the talents over?

[@finaldaylight3804]

Let's be honest...they're only targeting DJI because its from China and it's just simply better than any other brand

[@DaveBuildsThings]

Next up, 3D printers. I own a Bambu Lab P1S printer. After all the struggles of 3D printing with bed slingers I went through over the years, this thing just prints without any need to level the bed or anything. It does it all by itself and without any limit switches. It detects the torque applied to the motors to the judge where the printer head and bed are located. And it prints fast high quality parts. Apparently some of the designers of these printers are past employees of DJI. The best printer I've ever owned.

[@presencefeeling]

I Use a DJI Mini 2 for my videos. And I don't know about Autel or any competitor. But DJI always came back and is one of the most reliable gadget I own.

[@thtkp5]

They said Chinese products are bad. 😂 😂 😂

[@walhdamaskus2408]

Their products are so bad that they need to blacklisted them. Lol

[@pwm8277]

Unreliable.

[@jeremyyoung3616]

@@walhdamaskus2408 😂😂

[@tslee8236]

A better copycat.

[@juamu1132]

@@pwm8277 a dead ukranian soldier says otherwise

[@crustys6900]

Because American companies don't even come close. I'm in the military and I work with law enforcement and I can tell you our local state police use DJI drones, and they would be the first ones we would use in the military if they weren't blacklisted.

[@spammerscammer]

Sadly the CCP is using these to spy on the rest of the world. Way to help destroy the US.

[@ghteo9766]

Multi-pole world now. There is no super dominating country now who can say I design and build everything for the whold world. You have this, and I have that, let's trade, this is the world now.

[@stokeynathu8112]

So the US police use DJI drones to spy American people

[@crustys6900]

@@stokeynathu8112 as far as I know, they operate them legally. The times I did see them used involved monitoring large events and search and rescue.

[@catbertevil750]

@@ghteo9766 not true anymore. for fearing of losing the hegemony the US is trying very hard to partition the world into "china vs the west" now. sanctions and restrictions have been frequent and expanding these days. unfortunately or fortunately, china being THE biggest trading nation in the world, the US literally doesn't have the means to isolate china without hurting American economy... compounding the problem of having to borrow money from china for reckless spending in the US, the path is clear that the US WILL fail and it could be in the foreseeable future.

[@BaldadonisMike2021]

Mini 1..my starter drone few years ago..Then Mini 2..(3 of them) now the Mini 3 Pro..everything I need in a drone..Love it!

[@youtubeuploads8703]

I loved my Mini 1. Had the flymore pack that came with 3 batteries.

[@BaldadonisMike2021]

I have upgraded to the Mini4 Pro..love it!

[@mattalford3932]

Ukraine uses them. Russia uses them. The US military uses them. Private industry uses them. Because they are great drones.

[@riverbankfisher]

I own half a dozen different DJI drone models that enable me to monitor and record illegal deforestation out here in the sticks. The drones are programmed to fly their 6-mile round-trip missions along predefined waypoint sequences while I relax indoors until my alarm goes off as a reminder that I need to step outside for the manual landing. I then remove the SD memory card to review the footage on my PC, extracting still photographs to zoom in for greater detail., I worship at the altar of the Almighty DJI and will continue to do so devoutly until the cows come home.

[@jackminao2060]

Traitor, you're using a MADE IN CHINA TECHNOLOGY!!!

[@Sleeperknot]

Birds ever attacked your drones? Yesterday my micro drone (1.5kg) was taken down by a small bird.

[@riverbankfisher]

@@jackminao2060 Ni hau ma? Yes, I have embraced the dark side and sold my soul in the process. DJI, take my wife, please.

[@Redlinemunk]

FAA enters the chat.

[@Michael-0000]

@@Sleeperknot yep, my Phantom 4 Pro was attacked by a pair of eagles. Managed to land it before either the eagles were shredded or the drone fell out of the sky.

[@chargedx5768]

America when China does something better than them again: 🤬😡🤬🤬

[@HowlingWo1f]

that’s just a really dumb statement, Everything the Chinese has, is due to the theft of American technology.

[@tjoy8082]

Ukrainians are using DJI drones in fight right now. US Military Complex can't handle it.

[@catherineharris4746]

Every single time!😞👍

[@davejones1047]

America is a 3rd world country with money borrowed money that is

[@bryanpascual3543]

This is like blaming Toyota for making pickups used by the Taliban 😂

[@dmsknb1541]

It's evident America is struggling on tech and it's getting worse everyday

[@jcmc9378]

ever driven an American car/truck? 🤣 Most American products are actually really poorly designed but they don't know any better

[@jackminao2060]

That's the reality, this is like 1980's where Japan dominates the car industry, and now it's China dominating in almost everything in the technology field and research, everyone in the West laughed at Japanese cars before but look who's laughing now

[@user-hl5ym5kq3v]

The DJI drones have a lot of core parts from the USA! Such as the vision processing IC from Movidius，gyroscope from ADI, control IC from ARM and Qualcomm.

[@twrmoor]

I own four DJI drones and you will only take them from my cold dead hands. If the USA or Europe made a better product then sure, I would consider getting one but until that day for commercial and recreational camera drones DJI are at the top of their game.

[@migs7220]

Yeh, Autel just cant compete with the platforms, functions, and stability of DJI.

[@yongxinhuche]

@@migs7220 The truth is Autel is closer to the Chinese government than DJI, it's also headquartered in China, and it's invested by the Chinese giant state-owned enterprise ZTE Corporation! Autel is more dangerous than DJI.

[@migs7220]

@@yongxinhuche !!! ! LAME! Thanks for the info, I didn't ever look that deep.

[@fatdoi003]

they may but at what cost?

[@TravelByRail]

@@migs7220 autel isn’t even close to DJI No one is That is why DJI are the market leaders It’s a no brainer to get a DJI drone

[@TheBebelehaut]

DJI is one of the few Chinese brands that have succeeded on the global stage? What planet is she on?

[@user-xt7tf4oi7n]

what planet are you on ?

[@Kazuya720]

I have the DJI FPV drone and it is super cool! The only sad thing is, that high tech Germany, where I am from, doesn't have companies to produce our own drones.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Until now I assumed DJI was German!

[@Kazuya720]

@@TerryMcGearyScotland DJI is from China!

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

@@Kazuya720 I know. Thanks 🙏

[@choijohnchoi7309]

​@@TerryMcGearyScotland😂

[@zl1booker516]

no other company can touch dji..... Period

[@gtt2728]

I'm pretty sure it's not difficult but i don't see anybody trying to as well. They are the best now somewhat because we haven't seen what anyone else can really do within the same class. But i definitely believe there is a lot of room for growth and improvement. They've set the bar but i believe the bar can be set higher.

[@CODE-BROWN]

@@gtt2728 The issue is Americans can't pay kids to work for pennies on the dollar to make drones in large quantities. If you think its anything other than that, you're mistaken. Any chinese competition would be immediately bought out by DJI. It's literally down to cost.

[@lancewood1410]

@@gtt2728 made in amalika drone - 3 times pricier, half the quality LOL......IF THERE WAS ONE HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@RichardHorpe]

@@CODE-BROWN yes american can pay kids to work, how do you think iphones are made? every company has access to disposable labor.

[@minus21334]

@@gtt2728 nah, no one can beat DJI control algorithm

[@_SJ]

US: Ah.... Yes..... Another Huawei

[@thabzmad7265]

They just don't want anyone else growing and dominating them in technology, they use any means or excuse to ban and crush them. Though PRC overreach is not helpful...

[@JigilJigil]

It's China, the creator of the covid virus, what do you expect, we are speaking about a regime who puts millions of people in camps because of their religion. we are speaking about a regime who created a virus and killed millions of people around the world and took no responsibility.

[@Rex-ww4cw]

Difference is that there is no alternative like Apple so they can't actually do much about it

[@Alex-lz1so]

I love my Air 2s. does everything I need my drone to do. Dji support is outstanding.

[@allwrightadventures6675]

As an fpv drone pilot even in the fpv community dji is in my opinion the top contender

[@regorflora7915]

I got 24 DJI drones. These are the best drones currently on the market.

[@HippieP629]

Damn, you ARE DJI lol

[@zafir7007]

That's too much You should seek professional help.,😂

[@Miami7]

Dumb question but I'm asking anyway... Why would you want/need 24 drones of any kind?

[@huntermcauliffe2101]

24 Cmon mate.

[@cinpeace353]

Wow, are operating multiple farms?

[@neilknightley4703]

Why Americans hate Chinese companies all of a sudden ?

[@SoggyKatnip]

All of a sudden?

[@waynew2835]

@@SoggyKatnip mainly starting from Trump’s presidency and more people have certainly jumped on the wagon. There’s certainly a political agenda behind it. Many of the problems that they are complaining started way earlier but nobody cared at that time.

[@zhuj.y.8903]

because they are descendants of the barbarians...

[@Rex-ww4cw]

Simple. American can't handle the truth that Chinese companies can innovate

[@rogerzen8696]

Because China is becoming the proof that US is NOT an exceptional nation, and it's hard to swallow.

[@jeffs3119]

DJI is just superior to other drone manufacturers. It gives you the best bang for your buck, in terms of cost, reliability, ease of use, software, hardware, and technology. In the FPV space, DJI has moved the needle and pushed the adoption of digital. They are definitely the "Apple" of drones.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Best bang for your buck is to build your own. However if you do not have those skills such as soldering and simple programming... you are almost stuck with DJI. Theres a few other options but they are daunting to a newb, so DJI gets all this "they are the best" claims from people who dont know any better.

[@freddyjimenez3367]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 I just need a fucking drone to do my job, I got no time to build one.

[@edward7282]

​@@crisnmaryfam7344 As someone who builds FPVs, I do not recommend that for the general consumer base. WAY too time consuming, and can get very expensive especially when crash it often at the start. Furthermore, if a certain component fails and the drone flies away or lands on a treetop, that's thousands gone. With DJI at least they will compensate you

[@zaman.tasiin]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 even if you know how to program you can't beat DJI which has thousands of programmers, r&d researchers, designers effort to make it perfect. Probaly would be able to make a raft version of the drone.

[@tareq5911]

The US blacklisting them is ridiculous. Who the hell are you to think you got a monopoly on innovation?

[@smc1377]

I'm not usually a name-brand purchaser. I look at value for my money. For example, I don't own a Mercedes S Class, I own a Hyundai Equus cause for a lot less money, I still have a 429 HP V8, air suspension and a lot of the same features. BUT...with that said, I own several DJI drones and gimbals cause there's no equivalent. Nothing comes close. You actually get your money's worth with DJI.

[@Warezzfan]

Well said...

[@silveriver9]

Let's be brutally honest here, Chinese tech has surpassed the US in many, if not most, key areas of technology.

[@bawalmagisip1]

Nobody accuses the US of intellectual property theft. The US is not the one who requires foreign investors to partner with local companies to harvest technology & IP. China is the one playing catch up,not the US or the west.

[@DucaTech]

​@@bawalmagisip1 US steals alright, but they use their arms-length extraterritorial jurisdiction to do it. Point in case, the US authorities arrested Federic Perruci, former CEO of Alstom, and forced them to sell the nuclear plant division to General Electric (GE). What hypocrites.

[@TheExtraterrestrial99]

@@bawalmagisip1 Someone here doesn't know the meaning of "surpassed".. Lol

[@SIGNALFREQ]

Yeah after stealing and bootlegging U.S. technology 😡

[@LawAbidingCitizen117]

Yet, many are STILL in denial. Let them be.

[@kenta5185]

I use DJI for my search and rescue activities. It’s a solid product and saves lives. Kent . Montana USA

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Nice to hear that. Presumably you have infra-red sensitive lenses on the ones you use? Big bucks for them.

[@user-iv8ky5qi4n]

​@@TerryMcGearyScotland i guess he have matrice30t or just mavic pro ..matric30t can reach 30k ..it is expensive

[@IAmNumber4000]

There is no comparison to any other drone brand. They are so far ahead it’s not even funny.

[@fredpasse7778]

So when Us decides to blacklist a company , the world has to stop using it and the company should stop prosper?! Nonsense.

[@kekeshuoshuo]

It’s called hegemony

[@terriposs8613]

No surprising, the US wants to keep their lead and suppress anyone who tries to surpass them

[@jjjkkshen2836]

Only if China kneels down,but China doesn't

[@obinnaezealah2465]

They are salty because they simply can't compete. Everybody must stop their development at the behest of the US! It's madness.

[@thanasisrks4944]

I own 2 dji drones and I can say that they are clearly the best most user friendly and reliable machines money can buy at such price. Don't even think about interfering with the free market, or things will start looking a lot like Marxism. It's quite ironic sanctioning them because you can't compete. If there is something better out there, we might consider it.

[@user-gc1hg9sp9k]

yeah especially non chinese drone will cost 10 times more

[@mrcrally263]

They only been blacklisted for use by US authorities ( all Chinese companies are controlled by state and have military personnel working inside) private customers can still buy dji drones

[@Eventual-Visitor]

@@mrcrally263 Of course in the US the corporations control the state which is much more "democratic".

[@Cc-qe6fi]

@@mrcrally263 just like Hollywood is by the us military. Just hypocrisy

[@ellingwood1651]

@@mrcrally263 not true!

[@goatpier7570]

Don’t hate the player, hate the game. DJI is the best

[@user-rh1us9zo2q]

why the US invasion the iraq no media talk about

[@mrinmoybanik5598]

Dji's flight controller is amazing! It's object detection and tracking is though not perfect, but given the consistency and innovation of the company ever since its beginning, I have high hopes for the future.😊

[@qiyuxuan9437]

Yeah, its not perfect, but still is the leader in the market.

[@deusmachinima1189]

Bruh buy stuff that's made in India

[@Matanumi]

Way better then anything the others can do except skydiobut skydio is very mid in everything else

[@wallingnaga6563]

@@deusmachinima1189 lol Bru !! India can’t even make a decent drone forget commercialisation of the drone !

[@WATCHMAKUH]

I remember my boss telling me a story where some guy approached him for plastic injection molding for his prototype drone…my boss laughed and denied his request….turned out to be the very first phantom models and later to be DJI. Let’s just say he regretted that business decision to this day.

[@s.k634]

He missed big bucks ..You are from China ?

[@joekerr9036]

Was his name Gary Kildall ?

[@mwanafalsafa3613]

Hi where can i get this plastic injection molding for my prototypes? Any leads? Or a website?

[@silverianjannvs5315]

Same story with GoPro, where DJI approach them for partnership but the response was bad.

[@Seanw-ij7yx]

yall mfers getting trolled hard.

[@JCem8409]

I’m very well invested in DJI. I’m all about supporting domestic manufacturers but DJI products are just solid from consumer level to professional level.

[@wongkokpey1283]

America should primary ban guns and drugs instead of flying camera.

[@wearesimulated1579]

Prohibition doesn't work with drugs. If you want to actually fix the drug problem in America, you decriminalize ALL drugs and spend money on public health programs and finally start treating addiction like a disease. Countries that have done this see absolutely huge drops in hard drug usage. The reason this doesn't happen in the USA is because the "war on drugs" is never supposed to be won. Also banning guns won't work either. People can 3D print weapons now and they might not work as long as a traditional one, but they will work quite well for awhile. The USA also has an absolutely ridiculous amount of firearms. Banning guns would cause so much turmoil that it is a genuinely terrible idea. We need gun control, not banning of guns. Go look up how many firearms the US has, we have more guns than anywhere in the world. The USA also needs less tribalism, more mental health awareness and treatment, as well as a mainstream media that does not give mass shooters infamy. These things could drastically improve the amount of gun violence in the United States.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

I'm not in the USA but I think that's a super idea my friend!

[@Etendard1708]

Why? Because US doesn't have any company similar to it. Same with why android market ironically is dominated by China & Korea

[@AstroNootFPV]

Skydio?

[@AstroNootFPV]

Wingtra?

[@AstroNootFPV]

AgEagle?

[@spammerscammer]

Well china makes them so cheap so consumers purchase them and it gives china a spy platform. DJI codes backdoor access into their products so info can be sent back to the CCP

[@kongwee1978]

@@AstroNootFPV Never heard of them. lol

[@TOURMANBOB]

DJI are dominating the market largely because their products are super reliable, easy to obtain, and they are well supported engineering wise. The fact that humans are using them for purposes they were not designed for is typical of all man made products which are often used for violent purposes. But blaming DJI for making a superb product equally useful for war is like blaming the gun manufacturer for murders committed by people who use them criminally. There is no logic in blaming misuse on the product itself.... I own 3 DJI drones and like most owners use them responsibly. I applaud them for their superb products regardless of usage by others.

[@PHOENIXFOREVER4u]

DJI MAKES THE BEST DRONE'S TILL DATE.... i am personally using it since many years for photoshoot and videography for my tour projects and yes they are really cool , reliable and easy to use in every aspect .

[@bababab8092]

You know when a brand winning the market when western media saying about "privacy or data breach" issue from the brand itself.

[@HenryCalderonJr]

It is ridiculous just like our smart phones! Most of dji users in the United States are for only recreational or commercial uses like real estate or search and rescue

[@RayMak]

DJI produces the best drones in the world

[@danslamusique]

This advertisement is brought to you by: DJI

[@amplifire8378]

US isn't the only market for drone 🤣🤣🤣

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

True. Many in the US seem to believe they are the civilised word and the only ones on the Internet...

[@lingth]

Every year DJI company hosts a competition for robots/drones to scout the best students to join them..

[@Ameng3471]

@R LJ yup, and only applicable to non -US kids since US kids are buzy identifying and changing their gender

[@lingth]

@@rl595 not really. free the winner does get prize money and its your decision to join or not join the contest. Besides if you become an employee you do know that whatever design or ideas you make while being an employee is the copyright of the company anyway.. as a contestant ..you are doing it for the prize money and the chance to join the company ..else you would just take your excellent idea and start your own company.

[@yeetian2774]

@R LJ DJI is a very decent company. Not some US rogue military industry complex

[@hanmingchen3138]

@R LJ that’s how USA get their ideas from Chinese students for decades then?

[@yaqiwang5242]

I saw that movie. I bet politicians saw that too and were scared xx out of them.

[@littlerichardsimmons]

I’m surprised they only have 70% market share considering how crappy other drones are in comparison for the money. I think it’s not fare that they don’t have a full blown monopoly.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Best bang for your buck is to build your own. However if you do not have those skills such as soldering and simple programming... you are almost stuck with DJI. Theres a few other options but they are daunting to a newb, so DJI gets all this "they are the best" claims from people who dont know any better.

[@littlerichardsimmons]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 total noobs. real men build their own drones. Best bang for your buck is to own a business where sitting around soldering in your basement thinking you can out engineer one of the best engineering companies on the planet seems like a comical waste of time instead of applying the already existing spectacular technology to your business and clients.

[@lmlmlmz]

why there is no concern about boeing making military jet plane?

[@doggodoggo3000]

Because they are American

[@boredk47]

I have a small fleet of 4 DJI drones and I gotta say that you're definitely getting a product that feels high end and is extremely user friendly. I also dropped a lot of cash on these drones, therefore if the US gov wants a ban on this company then I really I hope I get some sort of compensation.

[@theMarhaenist]

Donald The J Trump a.k.a The MAGA Master is to blame.

[@garysetiadi366]

US government funds Rip and Replace. Same as for Huawei equipment.

[@UHDGamers-re2xj]

@@theMarhaenist how can you blame a man that hasn't been president for two years?

[@BMW-lu1pp]

I saw ISIS putting machine guns on Toyota pickups. I don't think we will ban Toyota anytime soon.

[@garysetiadi366]

@@BMW-lu1pp Toyota is a Japanese company, not Chinese

[@pbl7559]

ive got 3 DJI drones which I use to make videos while im travelling and they are a brilliant bit of kit....way ahead of their rivals in my opinion

[@tatradak9781]

Its an extraordinary company with an amazing product...

[@tsYeng]

I don't have a DJI product yet. From this advertisement video, their products are cool, rigid and user friendly. I am thinking to get one soon.

[@MikeTheMusa]

From the owning the phantom 4 pro , Air 2S, FPV , and now the Mini 3 Pro. They define the definition of quality. Only reason the U.S would ban DJI. Is because they’ve come to accept that the superiority is there. But as a company they should definitely oversee how and where their products are heading negatively.🙏

[@badbadbadcat]

That's not at all a company's business. A chemical company cannot run after everyone misusing chemicals. Same with cars, guns, knives, medicines, *_drones_* etc

[@Zdosse]

For GoPro to left the drone game industry to mainly focus on camera action, and think that they will be fine. Now DJI dominated the drone industry and trying to step into camera action game as well, this together was a big failure for GoPro company.

[@lastword8783]

This is like going after car manufacturers because people in wars use cars and trucks. Like did anyone go after Toyota for all the pickup trucks in every war? 😂

[@jimmyvillegas2172]

Just bought a dji drone, what an amazing drone!

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Enjoy safely! I got mine early 2023 and I'm still getting used to it but thoroughly enjoying it. Managed a few minutes during a group hike in Scotland yesterday. Just about to go to a cafe in town and do a bit of editing it in to footage take using my DJI Osmo Pocket 2 camera (which I'm not so keen on tbh).

[@theMarhaenist]

DJI not allowed to be used in Ukraine. 🇺🇲, 🇩🇪 👈 send tanks.

[@Shashank_Naidu]

DJI is not the apple of drones! It is the Android of drones, since it owns more than 70% of drone market. Its drones are practical and cheap and so robust that even they are being used for military purpose. I own a DJI Air2S and I am telling you, it is impossible to shake off the connection. The footage is so stunning, the gimbal on it is so stable, the software is updated religiously by them and you can hardly find any bugs in their software. Flying the drone is very easy and the remote and drone's built quality is top notch. They have done everything right until now and hence they are sitting at the top as a drone manufacturer.

[@minjienie5742]

DJI contributed excellent products and value for human society. Enjoy your experiences with DJI!

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

I enjoyed the hosts presentation on this. Very well done and organized. Thank you for this!

[@imransidek8369]

been using DJI mini since 2020.. still functioning well

[@thestifmyster1]

I remember when remote control helicopters were cool when I was a kid.

[@sreenathsurendran853]

Who is US to talk about Xinjiang? Uyghurs are Chinese citizens and Xinjiang is a province of China , Xinjiang province is a mix of Han Uyghur Mongol Kazakh Kyrgyz Tajik cultures.

[@edenassos]

Because US human rights violations don't exist. That happens when you write the rules for the world. According to them.

[@spider6660]

I wonder what would happen if any US car company being blacklisted by the Chinese government because China is the only main market for US car companies outside their homeland.

[@JC-qg5bl]

0:22 "the unfortunate thing is that it is a very reliable product"....? He really just said that with a straight face

[@HenryCalderonJr]

Ban all cars that have electronics they can manipulated too! Govt 😎

[@spammerscammer]

Or do nothing and let china have all our information.

[@todddammit4628]

The sad truth is that DJI is really only getting so much criticism because its such a great company. Yes, it sucks they're based in China. But where are the American companies? The European companies? I don't see GoPro coming out with competing drones and gimbals. Almost all the drone and gimbal companies now are Chinese. DJI just makes the best products.

[@LordMacGyver13]

why does it sucks that it is chinese?

[@yongxinhuche]

you are right, all competitors are thinking how to ban DJI these days, not how to beat them with better products.

[@todddammit4628]

@@yongxinhuche Yep. Its incredibly disappointing that there isn't an American company even willing to try to compete with them.

[@cuckoonut1208]

Give them American citizenship and let them start the same thing with a different name.

[@nyongremii2710]

@@LordMacGyver13 i think it's only sarcasm

[@ALMIGHTYMARVS]

all drone can be used in military activities not only DJI.

[@nixenvines007]

Don't worry DJI we are with you I have 2drones of DJI

[@rcaviatormodeler]

Still love my DJI Phantom 3 Standard

[@zechenwei1139]

My favorite teacher in high school had one of those too! Too shame they don't make the Phantom series anymore.

[@rcaviatormodeler]

@@zechenwei1139 Phantom is awesome. I didn't know that. Thank you 👍