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EVO Max 4N - Mapping Package
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EVO Max 4N - Mapping Package
Autel RoboticsThe EVO Max 4N Mapping Package is a professional-grade enterprise drone by Autel Robotics featuring a quad-sensor payload (starlight night-vision camera, 50MP wide-angle, 640×512 thermal, and laser rangefinder), 42-minute flight time, 720° obstacle avoidance, and A-Mesh 1.0 mesh networking. It is designed for law enforcement, search and rescue, inspections, and mapping missions, with vendor-claimed autonomous features including 3D flight path planning, AI target tracking, and GNSS-denied navigation via SLAM. The system performs its mapping and surveillance tasks autonomously once deployed, with a human operator setting missions and monitoring — consistent with Supervised-Autonomous operation, as the operator actively oversees and can intervene during flight. Pricing ranges from approximately $8,299–$12,599 USD depending on bundle configuration. One extracted fact (about an Ecovacs robot vacuum) is clearly irrelevant to this system and has been excluded from the reconciled picture.
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Specification
- weight
- Approximately 1.7–1.9 kg (conflicting estimates)
- transmission_range
- 20 km (FCC) / 8 km (CE) per SkyLink 3.0; some sources cite 15 km
- payload_starlight_camera
- 2.3MP starlight camera; 0.0001 Lux sensitivity; ISO 100–450,000 (up to 440,000 per some sources)
- payload_wide_camera
- 50MP wide-angle camera; f/1.9 aperture; 1/1.28" CMOS
- payload_thermal_camera
- 640×512 thermal camera with 16x digital zoom
- payload_laser_rangefinder
- Laser rangefinder; range 5–1200 m (one source); another source states 10–2000 m (for Alpha variant)
- payload_interchangeability
- Hot-swappable payloads; 4N payload compatible with EVO Max 4T airframe
- night_vision_detection_range
- Up to 5 km detection of light sources (e.g., cellphones, car lights) in dark open environments
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Evidence-graded claims from the Autel Robotics deep report
Autel Robotics holds approximately 7% of the US UAV market and grew following US government restrictions on DJI.
Wikipedia (an independent secondary source) cites the ~7% US market share figure as of 2021 and links growth to DJI restrictions [14]; however, the figure is now several years old and no more recent independent market data is available in the dossier.
from Autel Robotics deep report →Autel Robotics was listed on the US Department of Defense Chinese military enterprise list on January 6, 2025.
Both Wikipedia [14] and Autel's own public statement [12] confirm the DoD listing as a factual event; Autel's denial of military ties is self-serving and does not alter the independently documented designation.
from Autel Robotics deep report →The EVO Max 4T and Autel Alpha are actively sold commercial products with confirmed retail pricing, representing Autel's fully commercial enterprise tier.
Autel Alpha is listed at $19,289 on both the official Autel shop and third-party retailer DroneNerds [5][9]; EVO Max 4N is listed at $8,899–$12,599 across Dronefly and DroneNerds [7][9] — independent retail listings confirm active commercial availability, though real-world deployment scale and customer outcomes remain unverified.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
The Autel Alpha achieves personnel recognition at ranges up to 8 km.
The 8 km personnel recognition figure appears only on Autel's official product page and a commerce listing (DroneNerds) [3][9] — both are vendor-aligned sources; no independent field test or third-party evaluation confirms this operational range.
from Autel Robotics deep report →The Autel Alpha is IP55-rated, operates from -4°F to 122°F, and carries a laser rangefinder accurate to ±1m within 400m — positioning it as a ruggedized enterprise platform.
Hardware specs are corroborated by both the official product page and a third-party retailer listing (DroneNerds) [3][9], lending moderate confidence, but no independent environmental or accuracy testing has verified these specifications in the field.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
Autel drones are a viable, production-ready alternative to DJI for professional UAV mapping and photogrammetry workflows.
Multiple independent Reddit communities focused on UAV mapping explicitly report photogrammetry surface quality issues, inconsistent support, and a clear preference for DJI over Autel for reliability in professional workflows [16][20][17] — Autel is described as a fallback, not an equal.
from Autel Robotics deep report →Several Autel product lines (EVO I, EVO III, EVO Nest 2, Apex, EVO Nano, EVO Lite) have been discontinued, raising concerns about long-term parts availability and support continuity.
Autel's own newsroom confirms the end-of-life status of these lines [11], and independent community users separately report difficulty obtaining spare parts and inconsistent support [15][18][19] — together these corroborate the concern, contradicting any implicit vendor claim of robust long-term support.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
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