Drone insurance company SkyWatch.AI has been providing flexible insurance coverage to thousands of commercial drone pilots in the United States since 2018. This month, the company decided to take a deep dive into its policy data to date and dig out drone industry trends. Here’s what they found out…
Autel, Skydio emerging as DJI competitors
DJI has continued to dominate the commercial drone market since 2018. But between then and now, the company has lost 7% of its market share from SkyWatch customers. In 2018, more than 94% of all commercial drone pilots using the SkyWatch platform were insuring DJI drones. Today, at the end of the first half of 2021, that number has dipped to 87%.
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Drone manufacturers Autel and Skydio have emerged as the biggest competitors to DJI in this time period. Autel, with its acclaimed EVO I and EVO II drones, has risen its market share from under 1% in 2018 to…
