Skydio Dock for X10 firmware v47.70.15

Release date

November 12, 2026 (FCA)

Skydio X10 drone version 47.70.15

Skydio External Radio version 47.70.15

Skydio Dock version 47.70.15

Warning: Critical Security Update: Expedite Your Fleet Upgrade

A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2026-98432, CVSS 9.8) has been discovered in Linux, a widely used operating system that powers devices and infrastructure across many industries, including Skydio products. This is an industry-wide vulnerability, not an issue unique to Skydio.

Skydio has developed security fixes to address this vulnerability in the latest software release, Earhart. Given the severity of the issue and the potential for publicly available exploits, we strongly recommend updating your entire Skydio fleet immediately.

This release introduces Auto-NightSense, the ThermalBoost blended thermal view, an early low-battery return warning in Remote Flight Deck, and improved channel selection for hives, along with bug fixes and stability improvements.

Highlights

• Auto-NightSense
• Obstacle Avoidance in Low Light Conditions
• ThermalBoost: Blended Color and Thermal View
• Early Warning Before Low-Battery Return to Dock
• Faster Shadow Follow
• Impr​oved Automatic Channel Selection for Hives

Auto-NightSense

Platforms: Controllers/X10, Dock for X10

NightSense now has an Auto setting alongside On and Off. With NightSense set to Auto, the drone turns on its NightSense lights and night obstacle avoidance automatically when it gets dark, without prompting the Pilot, and turns them off again when they are no longer needed. Auto is the default.

• Low Light Mode is no longer a separate setting. Pilots manage NightSense modules from a single NightSense control, and the "Switch to Low Light Mode?" prompt no longer appears.
• Top speed with NightSense on — While NightSense is on, top speed is limited to 18 mph (8 m/s), including Fly Here Now and Shadow Follow.
• NightSense Off — If a Pilot sets NightSense to Off, it stays off for the rest of the flight.

Organization Admins can set NightSense defaults for the organization in Skydio Cloud:

• NightSense Default Mode — The NightSense mode at takeoff: Auto (default), On, or Off.
• Auto-Off When Using Pathfinder — Turns NightSense, and with it obstacle avoidance, off while the drone flies a Pathfinder route, for faster transits. On by default.
• Auto-Off When Using Boost — Turns NightSense off during Boost so the drone can reach top speed. Off by default.
• Auto-On When GPS Is Degraded — Turns NightSense on in low light when GPS is degraded or lost, so obstacle avoidance keeps working on the way back. On by default.

Get Started

• Controller — Open the NightSense quick action and select Auto, On, or Off.
• Remote Flight Deck — Select the NightSense button and choose Auto, On, or Off.
• Skydio Cloud — Go to Settings > Flight Settings to set the organization's NightSense defaults.

The NightSense control appears only when NightSense attachments are installed.

Obstacle Avoidance in Low Light Conditions

Platforms: Controllers/X10, Dock for X10

Obstacle avoidance now stays on in low light conditions when NightSense is off, or on a drone without NightSense attachments. Previously, flying in low light without NightSense meant switching to Low Light Mode, which turned obstacle avoidance off.

• In these conditions obstacle avoidance is degraded. An Obstacle Avoidance Degraded badge and border warn the Pilot.
• Shadow Follow is unavailable until obstacle avoidance recovers.

ThermalBoost: Blended Color and Thermal View

Platforms: Dock for X10

ThermalBoost is a new view in Remote Flight Deck that blends the color camera and thermal camera into a single video stream.

Where the color camera has a clear view, the blend keeps its color and detail; where the color image is obscured, such as by darkness or smoke, it draws on the thermal camera.

Pilots can turn on ThermalBoost from the Thermal Palette list in the thermal camera settings.

• Recording and photos — Video recorded to the drone's SD card is always the standard, unblended thermal image. Photos taken while ThermalBoost is active save both the blended image and the standard thermal image.
• Color video quality — Only the Pilot can turn on ThermalBoost. While it is on, the color video is shown at reduced quality everywhere it is viewed, including FlightCast, ReadyLinks, and picture-in-picture.
• Zoom — Zoom is limited to the thermal camera's maximum zoom while ThermalBoost is active.
• Close-range subjects — Subjects very close to the drone may appear slightly misaligned between the color and thermal layers.

Switching back to the Color Camera turns off ThermalBoost automatically. Full color quality resumes and the thermal palette resets to the one selected before ThermalBoost.

Early Warning Before Low-Battery Return to Dock

Platforms: Dock for X10

Remote Flight Deck now warns the​ Pilot about 30 seconds before the drone starts a low-battery return to Dock.

The new Low Battery Warning ("Drone will initiate return soon.") gives the Pilot time to finish the current task, or to prepare to cancel the return when the "Return Battery Capacity Reached" prompt appears.

Automatic return behavior is unchanged: the existing "Return Battery Capacity Reached" countdown still follows the warning. The timing is an estimate and can change based on how the drone is flown after the warning appears.

Faster Shadow Follow

Platforms: Controllers/X10, Dock for X10

Shadow Follow can now reach a top speed of 45 mph (20 m/s) when following a subject, so the drone can keep pace with faster-moving vehicles. With NightSense on, the drone's top speed is restricted to 18 mph (8 m/s).

Improved Automatic Channel Selection for Hives

Platforms: Dock for X10, External Radio

For sites using Hive Automatic Channel Selection, Docks now choose cleaner, stronger SkydioLink channels:

• Higher-power UNII-3 channels can now be used as primary channels.
• The External Radio scans channels