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Zipline

Zipline Unveils Next-Gen Platform 2 Drone to Boost Aerial Delivery for Millions

Drone delivery pioneer, Zipline, revealed its latest aircraft, Platform 2, on Wednesday. Platform 2 combines fixed-wing flight with hovering propellers.

Haye KestelooMar 15

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After drone delivery failed emergency crews deliver medication door to door

Rich Eagan, a firefighter in Chula Vista who has been on the job for 33 years, stated that an attempt to use drones to deliver the medications was...

Haye KestelooMar 14

Japan

Japan Post to deliver regular mail by drone

Japan Post, the country's postal service, is one step closer to making letter delivery by drone a reality. The postal service partnered with...

Haye KestelooMar 14

Amazon

Amazon’s Drone Business Struggles with FAA Drone Regulations and Weak Demand

Amazon’s drone delivery service, Prime Air, has been in the works for a decade, but the company is still struggling with drone regulations and weak

Haye KestelooMar 14

Walmart

Florida House Subcommittee approves bill to ease drone delivery regulations for Walmart

This development comes on the heels of Walmart's rollout of a drone delivery service in several cities during the previous year.

Haye KestelooMar 11

Wing Aviation

Alphabet’s Wing Announces Autonomous Drone Delivery Expansion

Wing, the drone delivery company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced it will expand its autonomous drone delivery system

Dave ZieglerMar 10

Police

Man finds $45k of contraband from drone delivery gone wrong

A man found a large package containing cannabis, cell phones, and contraband hanging from his clothesline, which he believed fell from a drone.

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Walmart

Walmart ready for drone delivery at scale with multi-carrier 5G approach

Walmart said that with 4,700 stores spread across 90% of the US population, it can now offer “drone delivery at scale” because 90% of the US population lives near at least one of its stores. Over the holidays, Walmart’s drone operation reported significant advancements, completing more than 6,000 deliveries in the US safely by the…

Haye KestelooJan 30

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