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Days ago, South Korean authorities announced that they'd capture any drone that got too close to Olympics event facilities. If you have a DJI-made craft, you won't even be able to get close. The UAV maker is releasing a software patch that creates a no-fly zone around Olympic areas.
For the duration of the games, DJI drones won't be able to fly through areas in the South Korean cities of Pyeongchang, Gangneung, Bongpyeong and Jeongseon.
"Safety is DJI's top priority and we've always taken proactive steps to educate our customers to operate within the law and where appropriate, implement temporary no-fly zones during major events," the company said in a statement, according to TechCrunch. "We believe this feature will reduce the potential for drone operations that could inadvertently create safety or security concerns."
Source: Engadget
Related: DJI introduced new software to stop its drones from flying in restricted airspace.
DJI Will Ground Drones If They Don't Apply a Software Update
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Friday February 09 2018, @01:51AM (1 child)
Just because you bought and now own a car, doesn't mean that you can drive it wherever you want and however you want. You are not permitted to drive it onto an airport tarmac, onto someone else's property behind a gate without invitation, on the wrong side of the road, through red lights etc. And I think that you know and accept that - you can't just do _anything you want_ with something just because you own it.
The same ideas apply to drones. The problem is that we can't enforce limits to drones the same way that we currently do for cars (at least, not without _really_ high fences). DJI is attempting to bring at least some control to stop the idiots who can't act responsibly from harming others. There was an incident last year (can't remember the details) where a drone crashed into a sporting participant, injuring them during an event (a race, I think). I'm perfectly OK with DJI preventing some idiot from crashing into athletes at the Olympics.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 09 2018, @02:15AM
except for the FACT that Ford/GM/etal don't try to prevent me from driving onto an airport tarmac, onto someone else's property behind a gate without invitation, on the wrong side of the road, through red lights etc or force me to create an online account just to use my car. See the difference? Drones (at present) do not require registration, nor insurance. Driving a car (legally) does. The morality is irrelevant. There will always be assholes.