Though it has its fair share of skeptics, drone delivery looks to be very much a part of the future of the final mile. And soon, it may face its biggest test yet.
German drone delivery firm Wingcopter announced this week a partnership with Continental Drones Ltd. to build a network of 12,000 Wingcopter 198 drones across Africa over the next five years. Once completed, the new service would become the largest commercial delivery drone deployment in the world.
“Together with Wingcopter, we are...
Reported earlier this week, Alphabet drone delivery subsidiary Wing’s planned launch of a Texas commercial drone delivery offering, the United States’ first such service in a major metropolitan area, came to fruition on Thursday.
Wing began drone deliveries of health and wellness products from Walgreens in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs of Frisco and Little Elm, in addition to ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries, pet...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alphabets-wing-launches-commercial-drone-delivery-in-texas
Set in 2062, “The Jetsons’” whimsical world of flying cars and robot housekeepers captivated young viewers with a high-tech future. But Hanna-Barbera got it wrong: At least part of that future may be four decades early.
No longer the stuff of science fiction, highways in the sky are a very real proposition. Already, four states have test-run legislation that restricts drones to aerial corridors. Drone companies, states and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to regulate the national...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-highways-in-the-sky-could-be-on-the-horizon
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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