There is a lot of space left in drone industry, but mostly in niches.
1. Serious UAV for serious aerial photography. DJI still suck there, but the distance from their best offer and the nearest competitor is around $180k USD
2. Serious UAV for remote sensing. DJI simply has no offers there other than a consumer handheld ir camera screwed on to a quad
3. High performance. DJI still can't approach mid-tier amateur aerobatic brands
4. Agricultural use, chemical sprayer. DJI has something for Chinese internal market, but they get steamrolled by domestic competition.
5. High payload. DJI have nothing made specially for this niche
GoPro is exiting the consumer space and decided it couldn't compete with the professional space, which DJI completely dominates.
I personally think it's a smart move by GoPro because I don't see any growth potential in the consumer space with flights being banned anywhere interesting.
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There is a lot of space left in drone industry, but mostly in niches.
1. Serious UAV for serious aerial photography. DJI still suck there, but the distance from their best offer and the nearest competitor is around $180k USD
2. Serious UAV for remote sensing. DJI simply has no offers there other than a consumer handheld ir camera screwed on to a quad
3. High performance. DJI still can't approach mid-tier amateur aerobatic brands
4. Agricultural use, chemical sprayer. DJI has something for Chinese internal market, but they get steamrolled by domestic competition.
5. High payload. DJI have nothing made specially for this niche
GoPro is exiting the consumer space and decided it couldn't compete with the professional space, which DJI completely dominates.
I personally think it's a smart move by GoPro because I don't see any growth potential in the consumer space with flights being banned anywhere interesting.
For $55k you can get a fixed-wing VTOL UAV which can cover much more ground: https://www.quantum-systems.com/tron/