Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan. Continue reading
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Amazon Drone Crashes Hit Jeff Bezos’ Delivery Dreams
Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc. founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years or thereabouts. Continue reading
Wing Launches Drone Delivery Service in Texas
Wing is finally launched the first ever commercial drone delivery service in a major U.S. metropolitan area on Thursday, April 7. Continue reading
US Navy Actively Experimenting With Cargo UAS Between Ships
The US Navy has been conducting flights between ships as part of an effort to experiment with a cargo unmanned aerial system for maritime use. Continue reading
FedEx to Test Autonomous Drone Cargo Delivery with Elroy Air
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is teaming up with California Bay Area-based Elroy Air, the company building the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system. Continue reading
German Airways and Wingcopter to Cooperate on Offshore Drone Deliveries
German logistics and aviation holding Zeitfracht Group and its subsidiary German Airways will be among the first companies worldwide to commercially deploy drones in logistics. Continue reading
Swoop Aero, Skyports and BD Rowa Integrate Air Logistics in Health Supply Chain
Swoop Aero, Skyports and BD Row have announced a strategic partnership to transform health supply chains across global markets through the integration of autonomous air logistics in the pharmaceutical industry. The partnership unlocks a new frontier of value and outcomes for the pharmaceutical sector, the health system and the patients it serves. Continue reading
ORKID Partners with Unifly to Integrate Drones Safely into Colombian Airspace
ORKID is an autonomous cargo drone rush delivery service for enterprises. To ensure a safe and secure integration of drones into the airspace as well as successfully conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) missions, ORKID has partnered with Unifly, an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider, in a series of test operations. Continue reading