Blog & Case study

DJI released the AP100, its parachute for the Matrice 400, on 8 July and what it represents matters more than the accessory itself.

Previously, flight time, payload and IP rating used to settle the purchase, but now the deciding questions are different: what happens when the aircraft fails, what it could see before it did, and where the data ends up afterwards. Hardware answering all three has landed across the market in the past twelve months, on consumer and industrial platforms alike, and DJI’s current line shows it most clearly.