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?

DJI has announced updates to its geofencing system (GEO) that applies to most of its consumer and enterprise drones in the United States. The changes took effect on January 13th on the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users in the US from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires, the company wrote in a blog post on Monday. As of January 13th,

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,

First reported on by The Verge, this change, which went into effect Monday, means that instead of enforcing “No-Fly Zones,” previously restricted areas will be displayed as En

Right after one of its drones crashed into an aircraft fighting California wildfires? Great timing Drone maker DJI has decided to scale back its geofencing restrictions, meaning its software won't automatically stop operators from flying into areas flagged as no-fly zones.

Mere days after a DJI drone struck a fightfighting aircraft in the skies over Los Angeles, removing the aircraft from service, DJI announced it is removing the feature intended to prevent such incidents.