Two U.S. startups promise revoltuonary technologies in the drone space.
Impossible Aerospace, a Silicon Valley-based startup founded by Tesla and SpaceX veterans, reveled Monday that they are ready to sell drones that need two hours to reach fire departments, police departments and search and rescue teams. Typically, most drones get about 30 minutes in the air on a single charge.
Skydio, on the other hand, makes drones that autonomously follow its users while bypassing obstacles in its path. It is also adding cinematic features for improving recording quality.
If successful, these startups could potentially take on Chinese dronemaker DJI, which reported $2.7 billion in revenue last year. Introduced in 2013, DJI's drone is the most popular in the commercial market.