Keep in mind the TX1 is just an early version trying to encourage adoption. The same chip is shipping in $200 tablets, so obviously the cpu can be pretty cheap

Keep in mind the TX1 is just an early version trying to encourage adoption. The same chip is shipping in $200 tablets, so obviously the cpu can be pretty cheap. Seems well within the cost of say your average pro/enthusiast level quad rotor if it could enable dynamic path finding, obstacle avoidance, and following a target. Current systems can't for instance follow a bicyclist through a forest without hitting bushes/trees. Current systems can't fly indoor automatically and avoid furniture, people, walls, etc. The justification for a chip like the X1 is that it has enough CPU/GPU power for realtime vision type applications.