Commercial UAV Autopilots vs Open-Source Solutions

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MicroPilotCommercial UAV Autopilots Vs OSS explore the advantages of commercial UAV autopilots over open source alternatives, pin-pointing the drawbacks of open-source software solutions (OSS) and examining the value of providing open architecture autopilots, which enable UAV manufacturers to make intelligent decisions.

Advantages of using commercial UAV autopilot vendors and manufacturers discussed in the whitepaper include; comprehensive technical support and service, investment in production, and the know-how to deal with obsolete components.

Read the whitepaper on the MicroPilot website to find out more >> 

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