The real puzzler is why Autel Robotics-- North American official importer, warranty provider, and repair center--doesn't put a stop to this preorders gaming. Smart Controller appears nowhere on the official AR website nor on their YouTube channel. All this speculation from independent dealers appears to be based upon the Chinese leak of a prototypical transmitter device that hasn't shown up as being submitted to the FCC for approval, or have FAA compliance with Remote ID. If it's actually priced at $1200 it'll be dead on arrival so it all seems counterproductive even if not counterfeit
As it appears you are continuing your negativity and spread of false information, we'd like to leave a response to you on this thread as well and clear up the misinformation as well as continue to shed some positive light on the topic as we have also done
in this post.
There is no speculation or "leaking" going on at this point as Autel Robotics USA has provided an official announcement to its distributors and dealers with their product announcement. Due to distributor confidential information contained in the email, we can't share the whole email, by below is a screenshot from the top of the email, which was Autel's official product release announcement to channel partners. Yes it is a fact that there was a leak of a document that appeared on YouTube and elsewhere in Chinese writing last week or the week prior. At this point in time, the product is fully released. Advexure and other distributors around the world have already submitted our early product needs/numbers for our end customers and dealers.
As we've stated in previous discussion in other threads, Autel has priced the Smart Controller very well when you have a clear understanding of the market and other comparable "Smart" controllers and monitors on the market that have existed for 1-4 years. This Smart Controller is not for every recreational operator of an
EVO II who may, understandably, be more price elastic than a commercial operator running a fleet of 20
EVO II Duals who can easily understand ROI on an investment in their fleet and pilot's efficiency. This accessory is geared towards professional and commercial operators, and inherently is priced to its professional feature set. Its closest comps on the market include the
DJI Smart Controller Enterprise ($1,250 USD) for the Matrice 300 and the
DJI Smart Controller ($749 USD) for consumer/prosumer product lines. Both controllers have a 5.5" 1000-nit display and very closed customized Android OS, meanwhile the Autel Smart Controller features its 7.9" 2000-nit display running a much more open and capable customized version of Android OS. Another notable comp is
DJI's CrystalSky 7.85" Ultra Monitor ($1,099) which is solely a 2000-nit monitor which still needs a separate controller and mounting bracket.