A2Z Drone Delivery

DroneDek integrates smart mailbox with A2Z Drone Delivery system

DroneDek drone delivery mailbox

Drone delivery is about much more than just the drone. Just ask DroneDek and A2Z Drone Delivery. 

The two companies, each of which focuses on a different piece of drone infrastructure, on Monday announced a technical integration partnership to combine DroneDek’s smart mailbox with A2Z’s second-generation Rapid Delivery System (RDS2) for drone delivery.

DroneDek’s “mailbox of the future” is a high-tech delivery receptacle featuring a drone charging station, a heated and cooled storage compartment,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dronedek-integrates-smart-mailbox-with-a2z-drone-delivery-system

A2Z Drone Delivery rolls out new cargo drone and shipment system

A2Z delivery drone RDST RDS2

Los Angeles-based A2Z Drone Delivery on Monday introduced a new cargo drone and delivery system that it says will provide the largest payload of any tethered delivery system on the market. 

Often, drones use tethers or winches to lower packages to the ground from altitude. Making deliveries from up high is an attractive proposition for many drone firms, as it makes it less likely that they will need to contend with regulations around noise and privacy. Companies that use a tethered system...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a2z-drone-delivery-rolls-out-new-cargo-drone-and-shipment-system

A2Z Drone Delivery unveils double-drop drone

A2Z Drone Delivery is already seeing success with its Rapid Delivery System (RDS1) tether drop system, and now it is adding a dual-drop commercial drone to complete the package.

The company on Wednesday announced the commercial launch of the RDSX for drone delivery applications. The RDSX was developed in conjunction with a “leading global logistics provider” and can deliver two separate payloads of up to 4.4 pounds each a round-trip distance of 11.18 miles in total. Delivering a single package...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a2z-drone-delivery-unveils-double-drop-drone

Walmart invests in DroneUp, plans drone deliveries from Bentonville store this summer

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is getting into the drone business. The company announced on Thursday that it was making an investment in DroneUp, a provider of drone services.

The announcement appeared on the company’s corporate blog in a post written by John Furner, CEO and president of Walmart U.S.

“Last year, we partnered with DroneUp, a nationwide drone services provider, to launch trial deliveries of at-home COVID-19 self-collection kits. The trial demonstrated we could offer customers delivery in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmart-invests-in-droneup-plans-drone-deliveries-from-bentonville-store-this-summer

A2Z Drone Delivery, DroneUp complete commercial deliveries pilot

The first commercial deliveries by drone from A2Z Drone Delivery in collaboration with DroneUp have been completed, the companies announced.

The first deliveries featured cans of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) with Coffee delivered to residents of Coffee County, Georgia. DroneUp managed the flights using A2Z’s Rapid Delivery System (RDS1). Walmart (NYSE: WMT) helped facilitate the deliveries.

The RDS1 features a tether that drops packages to their destination, reducing what DroneUp calls “time-on-station”...

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