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Skyports drone flight trials, New England, Massachusetts, USA
Skyports has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how its drone services could link communities across the Cape Cod region in Massachusetts, USA. Continue reading
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter has announced that it has received an investment from DRONE FUND. DRONE FUND is a Japan-based venture capital company specializing in drone- and air mobility-related startups. Continue reading
DROW, an AI-integrated automatic flight ground control platform (GCP) that uses urban air traffic management (UATM) technology developed by CLROBUR, has opened a new chapter in the field of logistics in Korea by delivering a product using an autonomous drone. Continue reading
On its platform, the helicopter-style SH-350 drone receives a blue package in a pelican-case-style box. Tied tight into place, it rises with the drone over a field of snow. The tops of snow-covered trees are visible below, as the robotic letter carrier navigates the skies of the Siberian winter twilight. Continue reading
DroneUp, LLC, a global provider of drone technology and services, and Walmart announced today the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible Walmart customers by air in as little as 30 minutes. Continue reading
Flytrex, the Israeli startup working with Walmart, Chili’s, and others in North Carolina in pilots for a drone-based delivery service targeting suburban consumers, has picked up $40 million in funding to continue developing its hardware and software, as well as more business partnerships, as it awaits regulatory nods to expand its service to more markets in the U.S. Continue reading
Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of its much-anticipated instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Continue reading
Eric Gauthier and Sissel Thorstensen (DragonFlyPads) and Marc Coen (Unifly), flanked by drone pilots
Early October 2021, DragonFlyPads, Unifly and partners carried out a series of unprecedented tests for parcel delivery by drone at Rungis International Market, the biggest food market in France, located in a busy urban environment only 15 km from Paris, France and 3 km from Orly international airport. Continue reading