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Company

Autel Robotics

Chinese drone manufacturer (Shenzhen, founded around 2014 by former DJI engineers; Autel Robotics is the drone arm of Autel Intelligent Technology). DJI's principal consumer and enterprise challenger, with the EVO consumer/enterprise line, the Dragonfish VTOL series, and the Alpha industrial flagship. Subject to US regulatory action since 2024 (DoD Section 1260H designation, FCC Covered List).

Based in Shenzhen, China · Founded 2014 · 3 models on record

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Key facts

Founded
Around 2014, Shenzhen, by former DJI engineers; drone arm of Autel Intelligent Technology
Market position
DJI's principal consumer/enterprise drone challenger
US regulatory status
DoD Section 1260H Chinese-military-company designation (Jan 2025); added to FCC Covered List (Dec 2025); not on the DIU Blue UAS list. Autel's challenge is ADMINISTRATIVE (FCC Application for Review, Jan 2026 + reply May 2026); the Feb-2026 federal court suit against the FCC was filed by DJI, not Autel.
Autonomy (flight-tech)
'Autel Autonomy' obstacle-avoidance/path-planning (720-degree vision + mmWave radar fusion) and 'A-Mesh 1.0' drone-to-drone mesh networking. Pilot-assist flight-tech, not a standalone autonomy system.
HQ
Shenzhen, China
Founded
2014
Status
private
Type
hardware
ID
f938f1c9-c727-4d38-b672-984ea6ecef7f

Models (3)

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Sources (12)

  1. https://www.autelrobotics.com/about-us/
  2. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/36Kr-KrASIA/Autel-Robotics-challenges-DJI-with-high-performance-drones
  3. https://www.suasnews.com/2023/08/is-autel-a-chinese-company/
  4. https://www.commercialuavnews.com/infrastructure/randall-warnas-new-ceo-of-autel-robotics
  5. https://dronedj.com/2025/02/14/autel-evo-ii-drone-discontinue/
  6. https://dronedj.com/2020/09/03/autel-announces-made-in-the-usa-evo-ii-dual-bundles/
  7. https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jan/07/2003625471/-1/-1/1/ENTITIES-IDENTIFIED-AS-CHINESE-MILITARY-COMPANIES-OPERATING-IN-THE-UNITED-STATES.PDF
  8. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/07/2025-00070/notice-of-availability-of-designation-of-chinese-military-companies
  9. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-1086A1.pdf
  10. https://dronelife.com/2025/12/22/fcc-adds-foreign-made-drones-and-components-to-covered-list-citing-national-security-risks/
  11. https://dronexl.co/2026/05/19/autel-fcc-reply-covered-list-secret-evidence-dji/
  12. https://dronedj.com/2026/05/19/autel-drone-ban-us-fcc/