Read the Final Rule again. It says RID that cannot be defeated must be built-into sUAS over 249g in the US market by Sept 2022 . Tack-on Modules are only good for end-users, to retrofit onto prior products, beyond 2023. Manufacturers either have to comply with this within 10 months for everything offered for sale in the US beyond that date, or they hit that wall. From the viewpoint of the manufacturer, it'd be a Hail Mary pass to launch a major release you've got to pull from the shelves so quickly. The Mavic Pro 3 release may be just that, given their FCC registrations are in danger of being yanked due to the recent Entities List declaration (and perhaps explaining why it M3 seems so unfinished. Expect some killer deals come next August-- though after-sale support might be rather sketchy)
OK, and… if released prior to mandate date of “built-in” the craft would receive an add-on module by the Buyer.
The EVO3 product is most likely already in the flow, and like the Nano, Lite,
EVO 2 Ent, M3P, and several other Brands… RID is not yet built into the hardware.
All the “Read the Final Rule” indicates is product built after Sept 2022 (and grace period) must have RID built-in… product built prior (manufacture build date, not sold date) does not require RID built-in and will require the Buyer to provide RID add-on.
My opinion, it’d be foolish of Autel to hold a product already developed, that’s in the final stages of manufacturing for release after Sept 2022 so it can take back into development and integrate a RID module when it could release prior and pass responsibility on to the Consumer... 3rd Party can develop RID module or Autel can develop a RID Module for their Pre-RID Mandate crafts… Hmmm? Another revenue source... most would likely prefer add-on RID made by Autel, DJI, Skydio, etc compared to a 3rd Party unless the 3rd party makes a better unit / price.
You act like this is a complex component, vital to be included on craft as a Go/NoGo for successful sale.
It’s not, it’s end scope is a small radio unit that will or won‘t have integration in Craft‘s FW or as a separate program running on RC Interface (phone, tablet, SC, etc).
Originally it did have an alarming note to it, while the new mandate was being developed it was discussed if it would be allowed/developed for older crafts… that was alarming for all current Crafts “Owned“ and for the interim period manufactures would need to continue selling new hardware. When it was modified to allow existing platforms to be retro fitted with add-on module… the anxiety relaxed. Not an urgency to incorporate into new crafts, which is why you’re seeing multiple Brands continue to release product without concern. All newly released prior to Mandate “Build Date” can be retro fitted by Buyer; in-directly the responsibility to conform is passed to Buyer.
We’ll see… My bet is they need the income more than anything. Autel’s Mgmt is in a disarray, and maintaining a profit drives production. Same for other‘s… DJI isn’t alarmed and continues to release products. I’m sure they all have their ”Teams” working on RID integration for the upcoming date. I’d also bet they are working with 3rd Party to develop the module that they can acquire and implement, that same 3rd Party may also provide a similar version to the Pre-Mandate Crafts & Owners.
All speculation… you may or may not be correct.