The Hardest Part of Drone Autonomy Has Nothing to Do with Drones
Drone autonomy isn’t about the hardware β it’s the software stack that makes or breaks a machine. Open-source projects like ArduPilot and PX4 are accelerating innovation faster than proprietary systems, but the real challenge lies in edge cases: weather, obstacles, sensor noise. Anyone can build a drone. The true test is writing code that handles the real world.