DJI drones are seen in a DJI store in Shanghai on May 22, 2019. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the US and a handful of other countries, will stop working with Chinese drone manufacturers, citing security concerns.
Cape Productions Inc, a Redwood City, California-based startup, plans to inform customers on July 17 that it will stop selling software compatible with Chinese drones to its clients, most of whom use the tools to remotely dispatch and operate the small aerial vehicles to surveil possible incidents or crime scenes. It’s a blow to China’s DJI, the world’s top maker of drones that has spent years trying to calm fears that its products could be used for espionage.
