Skydio：KDDI 在 1,000 個 Lawson 地點部署無人機
・使用無人機可在 10 分鐘內到達日本任何地方
・透過資本聯盟獲得Skydio在亞洲的獨家發行權
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KDDI announced: (May 13th)
It has been announced that Skydio will be deployed at 1,000 Lawson locations for disaster relief and other purposes.
According to estimates, you can be anywhere in Japan within 10 minutes.
Installed at convenience stores and Lawson:
It will be installed at KDDI base stations and at acquired Lawson stores.
KDDI hopes to deploy it within two to three years.
Capital and business alliance with US Skydio:
On the 7th, KDDI entered into a capital and business alliance with the AI-type drone Skydio.
“Skydio X10” is a small drone equipped with the highest level of sensors.
Utilize thermal cameras:
1. It can detect people in need of rescue during a disaster.
2. Of course, it is also possible to fly at night.
Hiroji Matsuda, Director of KDDI
It will be used for inspections of aging infrastructure and wide-area monitoring of construction sites.
Skydio: CEO Adam Bree
We are excited to be able to further expand the impact that drones have on society.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/064b4e6f925f63b58449616d885eb9fa86fc9c45
Amazing drones: Skydio is a game changer
We bring you a summary from CNET Japan.
KDDI and Skyido partner:
1. On May 13th, KDDI announced a capital and business alliance with Skydio of the US.
2. From now on, we will sell Skydio X10 in Japan as a primary partner.
Exclusive sales rights for Skydio products:
Obtained exclusive sales rights in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Mongolia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.
Aiming to expand the drone business overseas.
What is Skydio X10?
What’s so great about the new drone Skydio X10?
KDDI’s Mr. Matsuda first mentioned support for “edge AI.”
1. Equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Orin GPU, AI processing power is increased by 10 times.
2. Scan your surroundings in real time and generate a 3D model.
3. Autonomous flight in the dark is now possible
Equipped with a high-performance camera:
Like smartphones, it is equipped with three lenses: telephoto, wide-angle, and ultra-wide-angle.
Identifies vehicles 1.5km away and reads license plates 250m away
2. Thermal cameras can detect temperature abnormalities in infrastructure and locate victims by detecting body temperature.
Compatible with 4G and 5G:
1. The first Skydio drone to support 4G and 5G.
2. You can remotely control it anywhere as long as there is a mobile base station signal.
Smartphone communicates directly with Starlink:
KDDI aims to launch Starlink direct communication service within 2024.
KDDI supports ‘frequency used for direct communication between Starlink and smartphones’.
In the future, we aim to operate via Starlink.
We will accumulate know-how on drone utilization in Japan and use it to expand our drone business overseas.
Las Vegas/New York Police Department Case:
Skydio X10 was released in the US in December 2023.
1. It has already been introduced by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and is being used for disaster response and finding criminals.
2. In addition, the New York Police Department has deployed drones on rooftops and other locations.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1472b2d3ab4409395106c69249adae4d1fc060c7
About Skydio
Skydio is the largest drone manufacturer in the United States, founded in 2014.
Pioneer in autonomous flight technology:
Skydio is equipped with autonomous flight technology using AI.
1. Develops and manufactures a drone that is not affected by GPS or magnetic field environment.
2. Obstacle avoidance, person detection, automatic target tracking, 2D/3D mapping functions, etc.
Skydio’s expansion in Japan:
1. Skydio LLC was established in 2020 as Skydio’s Japanese subsidiary.
2. The second largest drone company in Japan.
Skydio X10:
3. Skydio’s latest drone announced in September 2023.
4. The maximum flight time is 40 minutes and the maximum flight distance is 12km.
Skydio drones have received requests from users for improved camera performance.
[Features]
◦ Equipped with NVIDIA’s latest AI processor Jetson Orin.
◦ The telephoto/wide-angle camera is equipped with the latest SONY image sensor.
◦ If equipped with night vision, autonomous flight in the dark is possible.
*Shipping will start in Japan from spring 2024