DJI NEO Drone Autonomous Follow Mode // How FAST?

This video provides a unique third-person view of the new DJI NEO drone in autonomous follow-mode following a cyclist. Straight to the answer for those short on time - It's about 22-23km/h in our testing today with a very slight tailwind. This DJI Neo was purchased retail at JB HiFi for AU$539 (Fly More Combo).

Note: This video was wholly unplanned. The audio is a bit rough due to the wind. I thought it was such an interesting look at how this drone operates that I've put together this video.

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Video Index:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Follow Mode Testing (Far - Flat)
2:41 Subject Lost
3:25 Riding again....
4:44 Magpie Swooping
4:57 Riding....
6:09 Rolling Commentary
7:44 Rider Switch and Speed Test
9:35 Fly Away (Unexpected!)
11:08 Follow Mode (Far - High)
14:56 Low Battery Landing
15:12 Summary / Wrap-Up

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[Fncontroloptioncommand]

The video quality seems perfectly fine for a $200 drone —which everyone seems to want to point out. The content/story is more important to me over how good the video looks anyway. Very impressed with how well it locked on to the subject 👍

[changrenyong]

So much unbridled laughter in seeing Von swooped by the magpie 🤣

[shutthedoor]

i got mine and i'm impressed. i'm loving the spotlight just me passing by under it

[durianriders]

Great colour jersey she is wearing. Safety and style in one.

[MisterZwifter]

I had so much fun just watching this! Brilliant! I thought it was going to attack at 03:17 !

[will-di]

Zig Zagging was such a brilliant move by Von.

[FlyingFun.]

Thanks for showing it warts and all.
Far too many videos glossing over issues that simply put this drone in the "pass" category for me.😊

[SimoWill]

1:00 Apparently camera is much better with sharpness reduced to -2. But it can only be done through a controller, not the Fly app. Dumb. Hopefully camera settings will be added to the app in the next update.

[SteveHillK]

Cheers Shane, good to see. Would like to see it handling more complicated tracks such as mountain biking trails.

[JBC_cat]

Darned Magpies! They are such trouble makers :D

[biggles]

Your wife's top provided a very good colour contrast with her surroundings. For the next test, could you please try wearing a top that is close in colour to the surrounding? Perhaps something in green. Cheers, b.

[reelycharged]

I’ve got the Hoverair Pro Max on order too. I’m looking forward to that coming in and getting it to follow me through a point of the bay that has epic scenery either side and is closed to cars. Some small hill climbs and some rapid decents should make for some fun!

[UKDeeGee]

Did my virgin flight today. Very impressed with it. But important to remember what it is for. Simply B roll footage. Nothing more than that. It did struggle to keep up but failed safe. The erratic flying is a little disappointing. The video quality is basic. The settings very basic. But I could pull this out of my jersey and have it in the air within seconds. That is amazing!!! ❤

[kpizzle]

I'm envisaging future versions of this being capable of air to air combat with the magpies 😂

[bradallen]

Hi Von, great 2cu out on the bike and hearing your comments.
Great vid Shane. Being able to see the drone following the rider so closely was a lot of fun & educational.
What do the magpies think of the drone? Does it keep them away? Will they attack it?

[jonescoastalappliancerepai]

The fact that it loses you and hovers then starts following again after regaining visual is the best feature. My mini 3 never did that and it lost track all the time. Starting all over again with the controller was quite annoying. I’ll probably get this just for that reason alone even tho the video is not so great

[WillEDC]

9:50 OMG that's scary!. what if it flew into the water or just into someone else
My recommendation is that you always connect the app with the the manual control. you can adjust on the fly the height and distance for the follow. It's really ideal if you have your smartphone on your handlebars
this drone will force the cyclists only to do a z2 ride.

[KARELHAGEMAN]

Good enough for a toy. Thanks for sharing.

[roadph]

Me and my Neo just chillin' in the follow mode while roaming around, wait until a learn how to fly manual😅

[mtd]

I've had two of these flip-over / confusion experiences like your fly-away as well during a run today. Looks like the drone hits a branch (which it doesn't). First time it just found me again and was fine, second time it drifted off to a nice brambly bush looking the other way. Didn't have my phone with me... luckily it didn't go very far, so I was fine, but that could've been very fun :P
edit: apart from that, it did a pretty good job, I have to agree. will have see how it goes on the bike...
edit2: should do a side by side comparison how the tracking is affected if you're not wearing a high contrast pink top :D