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Drone Delivery

Michigan Medicine Will Test Drone Organ Flights in $1.7M State Round

Michigan's $1.7M round funds 12 drone projects: blueflite organ flights for Michigan Medicine, Battle Creek police DFR, and eight Detroit pilots.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Amazon

MassDOT Says Amazon Hasn't Applied for the Drone Pad Permit It Needs

MassDOT told Amazon it has no request to review its Westborough drone pad, which needs a state certificate and a public hearing before any flights.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Front of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston, red brick with white columns and a gold dome under a clear blue sky, flags on either side

Amazon

Healey Weighs a Drone Delivery Permit Freeze Aimed at Amazon's Hub

Healey's office is reviewing a call from 16 legislators for a drone delivery task force and a freeze on state certificates as Amazon awaits approvals.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Wing delivery drone with yellow-tipped wings flying against an overcast sky with a blue Walmart-branded package box clipped beneath it

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Wentzville Started Writing Drone Rules After Wing's June Walmart Pitch

Wentzville drafted drone delivery zoning after Wing pitched an 18-drone Walmart nest in June. Bill 4914 passed first reading with no payload cap.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Amazon

Amazon Targets Mid-November Tallahassee Drones. A Permit Is Pending

Amazon aims to start Prime Air drone deliveries in Tallahassee by mid-November. The drones' on-site housing is still under permit review.

Haye KestelooOct 21

White Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips carrying a blue Walmart package on a tether, flying past a sunlit tree

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Wing and Walmart Now Fly Drones From 7 Charlotte Stores, 2 More Due

Wing and Walmart drone delivery now covers 10 Charlotte-area towns from seven Supercenters, with a 2.5-pound order cap and two more stores due.

Haye KestelooOct 21

West front of the United States Capitol in Washington under a blue sky, white dome and columns above a green lawn lined with red tulips

Amazon

Amazon Has Lobbied Washington on Drones for 52 Straight Quarters

Amazon has listed drones on 52 straight federal lobbying reports. Its Part 108 comment asks for a path past the 110-pound cap and never says parachute.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Rendered aerial view of London with a glowing orange band of drone flight paths between Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital

Medical Delivery

Apian Drones Flew 13,000 NHS Items. One Render Shows the Blood Route

Apian rendered two years of blood-sample drone flights between Guy's and St Thomas' as Matternet added Great Ormond Street to London's NHS drone network.

Haye KestelooOct 20

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