The drone maker is removing software restraints that prevented its products from flying over restricted areas, ceding control to drone pilots.

DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House, passing the buck to US law enforcement to prevent some of the worst forms of drone misuse. Some are suggesting the curious timing of that decision is political,

DJI has announced updates to its geofencing system (GEO) that applies to most of its consumer and enterprise drones in the United States. The changes took effect on January 13th on the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

DJI, which accounts for an estimated 90% of hobby drone sales in the U.S., announced this week that it will stop geoblocking its drones from flying over airports and military bases. The changes took effect on Monday on both the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires,

DJI, the world’s dominant drone manufacturer, has made a major change to its safety protocol, removing automatic no-fly zone restrictions for drones operating in the United States.

DJI claims its drone safety decisions are not influenced by politics, following backlash to a geofencing system update.

The DJI Flip takes a novel approach to the foldable design, resulting in a compact drone ideal for traveling creatives.

DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires.