DJI has announced that it has raised $42m in a series B round of funding, which will help expand its research and development of commercial drones to include search-and-rescue missions, mapping and agriculture. This puts DJI in direct competition with Ehang, China's largest civilian drone manufacturer, which controls 60% of the global market. DJI is most famous for its Ghost Drone, a quadcopter that can attach a GoPro for aerial photography and be controlled with a smartphone.
Ehang has announced that it has raised $42m in a series B round of funding, which will help expand its research and development of commercial drones to include search-and-rescue missions, mapping and agriculture. This puts Ehang in direct competition with DJI, China's largest civilian drone manufacturer, which controls 60% of the global market. Ehang is most famous for its Ghost Drone, a quadcopter that can attach a GoPro for aerial photography and be controlled with a smartphone.