Flock Manufacturing Drones Analyzed
********* ******** ********, ** ********* *** "**********" ** build ******. ***,**** **** ** ******* ****** **** ***** *** ******** about ***** *****.
** **** ******, ** ******* *** feedback ** ******** **** ********'* *** and *****'* ************, *** ** *** change *****, *** **** **** ***** for *** ***** ********.
[**** ****** *** ********** ********* ** October **** *** *** ******* ** December **** **** **** ******* ** Flock's ***** *** ************.]
Executive *******
*****'* ************ ********** **** ***** *** Aerodome ***** ****** *** ***** ***** own ******, **** ** **** ** with ***** ****** *** *******. ***** how *** ****** *** ******** *** built ** *** ****** ******, *** company's *****-******* *********, *** ****** ** backers, ** ***** ******** ** ****, it ***** ****** * *********** *********** to ********** ***** ********* ********* ** DJI (*** ******** ********* ****).
***** ********'* *** ********** **** *** "not ******** ********* *** ********** *******," one ********* ********* ****** ** *** acquires ******. ** ******* ** ** a *********** *********** *** **** ** Flock ** ** ** ** *** short ****.
************, ** ****, *** ******* ****** a *****-**** ***** **** ******* ******* advantages ******** ** **** *** ****** (max *****, ****** ****, ***.). *****, however, *** *** ******* ** ******* the ******* ************ **** ***** **-*****.
*** *** ***** **** ****** ****** questions ***** *** *******'* *****, ** while********'* ******* **** ***** ***** *** ******* both *** *** *****'* ********-**** *****, its ******* **** ******** **** *** publicly ******* *** *****-**** ******. ************* a ***** **** **** *** ******* multiple **** ******* *** ****** **** different ************* ***** ** ****** ******** for *** ******** *** ***** ************* Flock/Aerodome **** *** ***********.
Flock's ***** "**********"
******* **** *****, ***** ********* **** it ***** ** ******* * ***** of "********-****, ******** ******* ************* *** (NDAA)-compliant ******" **** *** **** ** months, ** *** ******* **** ** its********'* *********** ************:
** ***** ** ** ****** *** build ****** **** *** ****** ** (without ***** *** *******), **** ** skeptical **** ***** *** ******* ************ available ****** ** *** **** ** months.
Flock *** ********'* ******** ** ****
***** ***** ************ **** ** ***** to ***** ****** ******,********'* *********** **** ******* ******** ** ****, saying **** *** ******** ***'* ** "simply *** ** *** *****" (*.*., building ****** **-***** ** *********/**********/********* ***** companies), **** ********* ** * *********** that ***** ** *** ***** ** build ****** **** *** ****** **. Indeed, *********'* *** **** **** ***** is "*** ******** ********* *** ********** company" ****** **** ****** **** ***** is *** ********** ** ********* ******.
******, ********'* *** ********* **** ***** is ******* ** **** *** ********* to ***** ******, ********** *** ******* engineering **** ** ~*** (********'* ********) ** ~**%.
** *** *********** ******, * ***** spokesperson **** **** **** ** "** known *** ********," ******** *********** ** software, ****** ** * **** *** for ********** * *****/*** ********.
New ***** ******
******, *** ******* ****** * *** drone (*** ************ ********* ***), ***** below:
***********, ****** **** *** ******, *** new/upcoming *****/******** *****, ****** ****, ** a **** *****-**** *****.
************, *** ********** ** *****-**** ****** are ****** ****** *** ****** ******* life, *** *** ******** ** **** capabilities ******* *** ****** **********. ** the ******** ****, **** ****** *** typically **** ********* **** ************* *** can **** **** ******* *************** *** hovering (****** **** ****** ***** ****).
*** **** *** *****, *****/******** ********* speeds ** "** ** *** ***" (Skydio's *** ********* ***** ** **** 45 ***) *** *** ******* ****, as *** ******* ****** ** *** unreleased ********* ***** ** ****:
************, ****** *** *** *******,********'* *** ***** ************ **** *** **** *** *** "for *****." ** ***** *** ****** deliver * **+ ****** ****** ****, it **** ** ** *********** ******** to *** *****, ***** *** ******* flight **** ** ~** *******.
******, ** *** ********* *****, ***** says **** **** ** "******** ****," but ** ****, ********'* *** ******** to ********* ******* **** *** ************ by ********/***** ** ******* ****.
New ****?
********'* ******* ***** ** * ************, but *** ****** ***** ** * fixed-wing *****, ******* ********* ***** *** it **** ** ****** ******* ********.
*** *******, ********'* ******* *** **** provider ** ***** ***** ************, ***** ******** **** * *** DJI ***** ****** (** **** ******* another ************ ************ ******** *** ******, ** ** **** IPVM ************ *** ****), *** **** ******* * **** for ********/*****.
******, *** ******* **** ** **** Apex's ***** *** ********, ***** ******* the **** ** *** ***** ** a **** ********. *******, ** ******* to ** **** ** ********** **** remain ********'* ******** ** ** ** will *********** *** ***.** *** ********* ***** ** ****, the **** *** ******** ****** *********** with **********' ****, ********* **** ** Aerodome:
*******, ****** *** *******, ********'* *** Rahul ***** ****, "*** ***** ******** are ******** ** ** **** ** replace **** ***** **** *** ******** made *****", ****** ** ******* ** be **** ** ** *** *********** Apex ** ******* ********-**** *****.
** *** ********** ****, ****** ********'* partnership *** ******** ******* ** *** company, ** ~**% ** *** *********** are **** ********, ** **********' *** told ** ** *********** ******* ** ****.
Risks ** ******** ***'* *** ******
***** ***** **** **** ********* ********** building *** *******, ****** (*** ***** docks, ** ***** ******* ** ***** them) *** **** *********** ** ****** and *********** *** ** ***** ********** complexity *** *** **** **** ****** physically **** ** ****. ** ******* to ** **** *** **** ***** executes *** ****** *** *** *** product **** ******* ** ******** ******.
Extensive ******** *******
***** ** ****-********** ** *** *** enforcement ******, *** ** *** ******** its ********* ******** ******* ** ****** its ****** *** ***** *****. ********, reaching ***** **** *** ***** ******** will **** ******** ********* ***** **** its ***-**-*** ******** (** ** *** is ** ****** **** *****, ** end-user *** **** **** ** ****** the ***** ******** ** *** ** LPR, ***** ******, ***.).
Pressure ** **********
*****'* ********* **** ****** **** ******** on ********* ***** *************, ********** ***** that ******* **** *****-******* *********, *.*., Brinc (****** *** *** ****'* ******** network ******** ************ **** ****'* ************* ****** ********* ********* * *********** ******* this ****). ***** ***** * **** *********** threat ******** ** ***** ********* *** to *** ********* ************* ****** *** enforcement **** *** **** ** ***** scale *******. ********, ****** ********* **** expand **** * *** ***** *** leverage ***** **** *** ***** *** solutions ** * ********** ***** ** as * ****** **** ***** **** focus (*****, ** *****'* ****, ** LPR), ***** *** **** **** *** contracts **** **** ***********.
** *** ***** ****, ***** ** new ** *** ******, *** ********* like ****** *** ***** **** ***** of ********** **** ******, ***** *** lead ** ****** ******* *******. ********, these ********* **** *********** ******* ***********, customers, *** ***** ***********, ***** ********* them ********* ******* *****.
Potential ** ********* ******
***** ******'* ********** ***** ****** *** current *****, ** ******* *** **** likely ******* ** **** ******* ******** Skydio. *** *** **** ****** ********** are **** *** *****.
**** ******* **** ****** ** ** important ******* ** *****'* ******** *** the *********** *********** ******* **** *** Flock. ********* ****** ***** **** ***** a ***** *****, ***** ***********, ** established *******, *** ***** ************* *********. On *** ******** **** *** *****, Sklydio *** **** ******* ************* ** the **** *** *****, *** *** subscription-heavy ******** ***** **** ****** ***** the *********** *****.
*******, ***** **** **** ****** *** Flock *** ****** ** ****, *** deal *** ** *********** ** **** gets ********.
$1 ******* *** ****
********* **** ****** *** ****** ******, a ******* ****** (** *****'* ****** competitor ** *** ***** ******/****** **********), ********* ********* ***** ** **** its ******* ****** *** *** ***** its$* ******* *** **** *** ****.
***** *****'* ********** ********** ******, **** expects *** ******* ** ****** *** customers *** ***** ******** ******* ** drones ***** ********** ********** **** ************ solutions (**** ********* **** *********** *** quicker ******** ****) *** *** **** law *********** ********* ********** **** *************.
A *** ** *** ***********
*************, *******, *****'* ********** ** ******** drones *** ********'* *********** ***** ** the *** ********* **** *********** ***** regulations.
** ********* ****, *** *** ****** that *** *** ***** *********** ** "*.*-* *****,"*** **** ********** ***********, ***** ** always * ******* ***** ******. ** remains ** ** **** (*) *** the *** ******** ******* *****, *********** its ******* ********* ********** ** *** area (****** *** *********) *** (*) if *** **** ** *** *********** will ***** *** ******** ** *****'* drones. ******, *****'* *********** **** *****'* drones **** **** ******** ************ (**** are *** *** ******) *** *** new *** **********.
***** ** ******* ** *** ****** price ******. ***** ** ******* ******* of *** *** ******* ****** ** the ~$** ***** (**** $**?). *** fact **** *** *****'* **** **** their ****** *** ** *** ****** Play ***** ** ******* *** *** ban ***** ***** *** ***********.
***** *** * *** ** ******* in *** ********** ***** ***** **** are **-******* *** ***** **** **** quickly *** ******* ******. **** ** the ********/*** **** ********** *****. **'* a *** ***********, ***** *** *** even ****** ** ********* ******* **** are *********** ** **** ******.
****** ********** ****** *** ** ******** space *** ********* ** ******** ** many **** **** ******* *** *** ban. **** ** *********** ** *****.