Drone Delivery

Zipline, Wing, Prime Air, Flytrex — the logistics networks taking packages to the sky.

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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

Amazon

Amazon Prime Air lays off 80% of flight operations personnel

Today, we learn that Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery business, laid off around 80% of its flight operations personnel without a proper warning. According to a now-former Amazon employee, personnel in all of Amazon’s drone delivery business locations, including Lockeford, College Station, Seattle, and Pendleton, are affected. The unexpected layoffs have also impacted the Amazon…

Haye KestelooJan 20