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Will Amazon Prime Air finally take off this summer?
Here’s a great article on Amazon Prime Air. It provides a lot of insight of what has been going on behind the scenes of the e-commerce giant’s drone team. Will we finally see Amazon Prime Air take off in the…
Wing to deliver library books by drone to kids in Virginia this summer
Google’s sister company Wing will deliver library books to kids in Virginia this season so that they can do their summer reading. The books will be delivered to students in the state’s Montgomery County School District.
Sabrewing’s Rhaegal cargo drone. The future of air freight transportation?
If you like to take a peek into the future of air freight transportation, then I would recommend reading the following article that was published today in IEEE Spectrum. In it, Ed De Reyes, a retired Air Force test pilot,…
Drone deliveries take off in Scotland during coronavirus outbreak
Drone deliveries are taking off in Scotland 10 weeks after the coronavirus pandemic peaked. Vital supplies, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and Covid-19 testing kits, now arrive by drone up to four times a day on the isle of…
Smuggling contraband by drone into Mansfield prison in Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers said that a Cleveland man was caught red-handed while smuggling contraband by drone into Mansfield prison in Ohio.
Truck and drone delivery system hindered by regulatory hurdles
A truck and drone delivery system could be the future of last-mile delivery logistics, however, significant regulatory hurdles are preventing the model from taking off, say MIT researchers.
Gartner reports cities need to prepare for drone deliveries
According to a new Gartner report, cities should prepare for drone deliveries. it says that by 2026 more than one million drones could be making retail deliveries.
FAA approves Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina
This is a big deal! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the government agency to fast-track beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) medical drone deliveries in the U.S.
Wing’s drone delivery service has made thousands of deliveries during pandemic
During the coronavirus, Wing’s drone delivery service has made thousands of deliveries in Australia and around the world. Wing Aviation is a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet and has been testing with its drone delivery service in Australia for…
DJI Matrice 210 delivers package to world’s largest ship ‘Pioneering Spirit’
Last Friday, a DJI Matrice 210 RTK delivered a package to the world’s largest ship, the ‘Pioneering Spirit’ from Allseas. The drone delivery is part of a project organized by Dutch Drone Delta, Allseas, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority,…
Matternet is preparing its cargo drones for FAA tests
Mountain View, California-based Matternet, the drone company you know from its partnership with UPS, is preparing its M2 cargo drones for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) durability and reliability tests this year. The testing will bring the company closer to receiving…
UK tests drone to deliver medical supplies to hospitals
In the UK, tests are underway with a very large drone, the size of a car, to deliver medical supplies to hospitals to help ease pressure on the country’s health system during the new coronavirus crisis.