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New Autel Robotics Controller is coming: Now is official :D

I emailed Autel yesterday, asking when it would be released.

I thought they'll either deny it, or ignore my email.

A reply came back quite quickly, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.


On 10 Apr 2021, at 22:59, Evan Applegate <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Rich

Thank you for contacting Autel Robotics. Unfortunately, we do not have even a soft release date for the smart controller quite yet. We appreciate your continued patience.

Best,
Evan Applegate
Outreach Specialist

AUTEL ROBOTICS
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I emailed Autel yesterday, asking when it would be released.

I thought they'll either deny it, or ignore my email.

A reply came back quite quickly, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
Ok, well that could weeks, months away, maybe it's time to sneak in a FPV in it's place. Any suggestions?
 
Ok, well that could weeks, months away, maybe it's time to sneak in a FPV in it's place. Any suggestions?
that's what I am thinking too. to much other good stuff on the market and not enough time for everything so im thinking this summer is fpv summer for me. the sc can wait until late in the year as far as I'm concerned. ;)

prices don't usually drop much for sc-type devices but just like the livedeck I feel I should wait awhile after the intro to avoid paying full price; we'll see. none of us know for sure but if the autel 3 comes out late in the year and there is an sc bundle at a discount....worth the wait to weigh your options.
 
This "new" controller looks an awful lot like the Dragonfish controller. Perhaps the only real differences are programming and a brighter screen. The "new" controller says 7.9" screen whereas this one is 9.7" screen. Typo?
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All of a sudden, my Lifthor/iPad rig doesn't seem like an unnecessary purchase. But I was really spoiled by the Yuneec ST-16, and would love a (properly-priced) dedicated controller again.
 
I have been able to produce E2P H.265 10-bit 4K videos with my setup for several months. My 4+year old computer is i7-6700K with SSD for OS and programs. Video card is nVidia GeForce GTX 1070 (latest update). I use DaVinci Studio for editing. The HEVC H.265 codec for Windows 10 is a simple download.
Watch out, though. H.265 does do amazing compression but I have found that if the output bit rate is too low, there will be unpleasant pixel shifting (flickering) in complex 4K scenes, say, with lots of evergreen trees. Set the bit rate to 80 Mbps or higher. If I set it to 120 Mbps, the file size is about the same as H.264 but it is 10-bit color.
I'm currently using the GTX 970 and was looking at the 1070 as a replacement. My CPU is a Xeon E5-2690(0), so there's some limitation there, but it's the fastest CPU for the mainboard. Hearing that you have success with the 1070 gives me hope that I can keep using this PC for video work going into the future. Thanks.
 
Just saw a price. Pre order for 1599.00
Aliexpress puts a bogus $$$$ up for preorder so ignore this price. They had the Fimi mini for 999 and it turned out to be 319 so take any of those prices you see at the moment and throw them out. They are way, way out of line.
 
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Just saw a price. Pre order for 1599.00
yeah that's a lot and I came in at $1299 and for whatever reason, I still thought that was low. but we have options. at $1600 there will likely be a few (not many) ways to get a small discount and as I mentioned before, hopefully there is a combo package where the sc is discounted which would bring it down a few dollars. unfortunately, I'm going to get this, no question about it. 2000nits, extra range, no phone....it's a no-brainer especially if it's forward compatible. just have to make a way. $1600 means no preorder and a small wait to see how it goes but ultimately we're on this forum because we love autel and they have superior products and I think autel wants this to be a unique product unlike the dji smart controller which everyone seems to have one.

eta: just read previous post, I sure hope the price is wrong and a lot less. :)
 
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Yes it should if its not there then i would say its not true
It may not have gotten to that level in development yet. Autel has confirmed it is making them but they don't know when they will go into production for public consumption.
 
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Not sure what happened to the link to the FCC filing. I'm going to assume it was pulled for confidentiality reasons even though it is viewable by the general public. This one section may give us a clue as to when we might see this. I understand this is not written in stone but it does suggest we might see it this summer.

Does short-term confidentiality apply to this application?: Yes
If so, specify the short-term confidentiality release date (MM/DD/YYYY format): 07/19/2021
Note: If no date is supplied, the release date will be set to 45 calendar days past the date of grant.
 
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