Go through them. Add more as you find them. These are all answers to questions he was asked. Sorry I just copied the answers. Not to hard to figure out what the question was. 
XPS will continue to be supported but new devices for the XPS are not being planned. Repair and CS will continue for some time (TBD) and there maybe some updates to apps and firmware but development is winding down.
We are focusing on the new drones (EVO being the first).
FLIR really is not the right camera and it became apparent that it would not meet the requirements for S&R and Emergency services.
What we are doing instead is evaluate what the correct thermal camera is and then what the market is for the camera.
I do agree for the need to have a thermal option but the FLIR is really intended for close-up operation and the quality fails quickly with distance.
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Kenneth ARGroup Moderator Joey Hollingsworth A great question for CS (I'm more focused on the engineering side and don't have specifics on stocking, etc.)
I've been told CS support and repair will continue for some time for the XPS.
To be clear, we did not choose profit over loyalty.
What we found in design and testing is that we could not produce a product that would meet most of the requirements required of the users. Rather than release a sub-par product that might meet 25% of the market needs we chose to cancel development.
I'm sorry that you made a purchase decision based on a possible future product release and there is little I can say to change your opinion but the decision was based solely on research once we started market studied with FLIR gimbals in real-world scenarios.
the 1" was (I believe) was shown as a proof of concept at CES (but if my memory is correct or not is not the point). It turned out to have challenges that we where unable to overcome when attempting to mating the camera with the XPS.
there are programmable buttons on the back. They can be configured to perform some functions and expect those capabilities to grow over the next few app and firmware updates.
Max horizontal speed: 20m/s(44.73873mph) ascent: 5m/s descent: 3m/s
We expect the price to be in the neighborhood of $999.
In the first version expo on yaw, future version will include expo on other movements.
The sales units have carbon fiber arms; the units at CES are a prior run used for testing electronics and flight control firmware.
I'm hesitant at sharing a specific date especially since many things we are waiting on are beyond our control (e.g., FCC number for the transmitter).
That is the controller for the fixed wing. Looks like someone placed an EVO next to it
the controller has very similar settings UI as the app. It is not quite 100% but it is very close to expose all camera settings, especially those needed to adjust image quality.
The first units will have the same sensor as the XPS (Sony CMOS 1/2.3 F2.8)
Different cameras are being investigated. Key word "investigated".
At the show you can see a version with 1" and 360 camera. These are conceptual working units that we are using to evaluate market feasibility.
EVO does not have detachable cameras. If we release other versions with varying types of cameras they will be complete aircraft.
The SDK will not be released for the XPS.
For the EVO there will be 2 SDKs:
1) App SDK, a set of libraries that are linked into an app
2) A JSON based SDK that will give much closer integration to the aircraft.
The later will be released to the open source community with the plan to have the community create operational libraries which can be used for industrial and advanced applications not covered by the app SDK.
The plan is to be aircraft agnostic. All Autel Robotics aircraft (fixed and rotary) will use the same SDK, abstracting the differences under the app SDK.
The JSON SDK will have some aircraft specifics because it is the native communications between the app layer and RC (the RC talks JSON).
The SDK for the X-Star became problematic. The expectation was the firmware update could enable the SDK functionality required to support 3rd party apps but once designs where completed there where holes that are not easily closed.
It was decided to focus on making the new aircraft include a more advanced SDK model and all efforts where refocused.
Autonomous modes require a connected device. Photo and video shoots can be done mostly without a device.
Yes. The lens is a better quality (glass) but the same otherwise except with 60fps capture.
Another selling point in how we plan to manage NFZ (I'm surprised nobody asked)We only enforce NFZ for countries that require it by law. There is currently only 1 country (China) that requires it. The firmware has the capability in case a country adds the legal requirement.
My opinion is that the pilot is responsible (same as if you are an FAA pilot). I'd prefer to trust the pilot is following the rules than trying to enforce restrictions that are not legally required.
As you add to the list please try and stay on topic so this does not go all over the place. This is mainly for the new EVO and how Autel has dropped the XSP products.
XPS will continue to be supported but new devices for the XPS are not being planned. Repair and CS will continue for some time (TBD) and there maybe some updates to apps and firmware but development is winding down.
We are focusing on the new drones (EVO being the first).
FLIR really is not the right camera and it became apparent that it would not meet the requirements for S&R and Emergency services.
What we are doing instead is evaluate what the correct thermal camera is and then what the market is for the camera.
I do agree for the need to have a thermal option but the FLIR is really intended for close-up operation and the quality fails quickly with distance.
Joey Hollingsworth Will there still be batteries available for the XSP ?
Manage
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 6h
Kenneth AR
Kenneth ARGroup Moderator Joey Hollingsworth A great question for CS (I'm more focused on the engineering side and don't have specifics on stocking, etc.)
I've been told CS support and repair will continue for some time for the XPS.
To be clear, we did not choose profit over loyalty.
What we found in design and testing is that we could not produce a product that would meet most of the requirements required of the users. Rather than release a sub-par product that might meet 25% of the market needs we chose to cancel development.
I'm sorry that you made a purchase decision based on a possible future product release and there is little I can say to change your opinion but the decision was based solely on research once we started market studied with FLIR gimbals in real-world scenarios.
the 1" was (I believe) was shown as a proof of concept at CES (but if my memory is correct or not is not the point). It turned out to have challenges that we where unable to overcome when attempting to mating the camera with the XPS.
there are programmable buttons on the back. They can be configured to perform some functions and expect those capabilities to grow over the next few app and firmware updates.
Max horizontal speed: 20m/s(44.73873mph) ascent: 5m/s descent: 3m/s
We expect the price to be in the neighborhood of $999.
In the first version expo on yaw, future version will include expo on other movements.
The sales units have carbon fiber arms; the units at CES are a prior run used for testing electronics and flight control firmware.
I'm hesitant at sharing a specific date especially since many things we are waiting on are beyond our control (e.g., FCC number for the transmitter).
That is the controller for the fixed wing. Looks like someone placed an EVO next to it
the controller has very similar settings UI as the app. It is not quite 100% but it is very close to expose all camera settings, especially those needed to adjust image quality.
The first units will have the same sensor as the XPS (Sony CMOS 1/2.3 F2.8)
Different cameras are being investigated. Key word "investigated".
At the show you can see a version with 1" and 360 camera. These are conceptual working units that we are using to evaluate market feasibility.
EVO does not have detachable cameras. If we release other versions with varying types of cameras they will be complete aircraft.
The SDK will not be released for the XPS.
For the EVO there will be 2 SDKs:
1) App SDK, a set of libraries that are linked into an app
2) A JSON based SDK that will give much closer integration to the aircraft.
The later will be released to the open source community with the plan to have the community create operational libraries which can be used for industrial and advanced applications not covered by the app SDK.
The plan is to be aircraft agnostic. All Autel Robotics aircraft (fixed and rotary) will use the same SDK, abstracting the differences under the app SDK.
The JSON SDK will have some aircraft specifics because it is the native communications between the app layer and RC (the RC talks JSON).
The SDK for the X-Star became problematic. The expectation was the firmware update could enable the SDK functionality required to support 3rd party apps but once designs where completed there where holes that are not easily closed.
It was decided to focus on making the new aircraft include a more advanced SDK model and all efforts where refocused.
Autonomous modes require a connected device. Photo and video shoots can be done mostly without a device.
Yes. The lens is a better quality (glass) but the same otherwise except with 60fps capture.
Another selling point in how we plan to manage NFZ (I'm surprised nobody asked)We only enforce NFZ for countries that require it by law. There is currently only 1 country (China) that requires it. The firmware has the capability in case a country adds the legal requirement.
My opinion is that the pilot is responsible (same as if you are an FAA pilot). I'd prefer to trust the pilot is following the rules than trying to enforce restrictions that are not legally required.
As you add to the list please try and stay on topic so this does not go all over the place. This is mainly for the new EVO and how Autel has dropped the XSP products.
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