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Wing expands drone deliveries to drone-friendly Dublin, Ireland
As the European Union is becoming more drone-friendly, Wing, a subsidiary of Google, will begin drone deliveries in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to bring this service to more European communities. In Ireland, the Wing drone delivery business will go up…
Scotland gets nationwide drone delivery service for medical supplies
Under the name CAELUS, work will be done in Scotland in the coming years to roll out a nationwide drone delivery service for medical goods. The British government has made a subsidy of more than eleven million euros available. The…
Delivery by drone requires up to 94% less energy than delivery by van
According to a recently published scientific study, delivery by drone requires up to 94% less energy than delivering the same package by a diesel-powered van. Even a small electric car is less economical per delivered package than a drone. Only…
Matternet M2 delivery drone first to achieve FAA Type Certification
Matternet is the first drone delivery startup to receive FAA Type Certification for its M2 delivery drone. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certification will enable Matternet to grow its drone delivery operations in the United States and provides the…
DroneUp invest $27.2M to create 655 new jobs in Virginia
On Wednesday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that DroneUp, LLC, a drone services provider, will invest a total of $27.2 million in expanding its headquarters in the City of Virginia Beach and establishing a testing, training, and research and development center…
Belgium has a first with drone transport of human tissue
Human tissue was flown between two hospitals in Antwerp on Monday using a drone. According to those involved, this is the first time that drone transport of human tissue has happened in Europe. In the near future, drones will have…
Drone flight from Den Helder to Texel successfully completed
An experimental drone flight from Den Helder to Texel in The Netherlands and back was successfully carried out last week. Initially, the flight was supposed to take place two weeks ago, but then low-hanging clouds threw a spanner in the…
An experimental drone delivery flight to Texel was canceled at the last minute
The experimental drone delivery flight to Texel in the Netherlands was canceled at the last minute, but we learned a lot along the way. Low-hanging clouds prevented an experimental transport flight with a drone from Den Helder to Texel on…
Testing with U-Space in the Netherlands: here’s what’s next
In the future, U-Space must ensure the orderly handling of all unmanned and manned air traffic in the same airspace. But before that happens, a lot needs to be tested in practice. As part of the European AMU-LED project, various…
Foodora tests fast food delivery by drone in Sweden
The Scandinavian food delivery service Foodora has conducted a pilot project with McDonald’s Sweden on food delivery by drone. People on the beach at Gustavsberg (near Stockholm) could order McDonald’s via the Foodora app and have it delivered to a…
Wing expands aircraft library by developing larger delivery drones
Alphabet’s Wing is working on expanding its library of delivery drones to better match the unmanned aircraft to the package and the delivery mission. Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery startup, revealed a range of new prototype aircraft capable of carrying a…
Black Autel EVO II drone used to fly drugs into Canadian prison
Two young men from Metro Vancouver are facing several charges concerning their alleged participation in using a black Autel EVO II drone to smuggle drugs into a Manitoba jail. The RCMP in Stonewall, Manitoba, were initially alerted to the unusual…