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Matternet goes beyond line of sight in Zurich drone pilot

One of the keys to successfully scaling drone delivery is the ability to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS).

In Zurich, drone delivery system provider Matternet has taken an important step in doing just that. The company announced Monday it will begin testing drone delivery with a 5-kilometer radius (about 3.1 miles).

While BVLOS is operational in several countries, including the U.S., Matternet said the 5 km pilot program is the largest of its kind over a major city, where sight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/matternet-goes-beyond-line-of-sight-in-zurich-drone-pilot

Matternet CEO breaks down drone firm’s watershed FAA approval

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Amazon has been touting the prospect of drone delivery for over a decade now — but where are all the...

Drone Disruptors: DroneDek’s mailbox of the future

Drone Disruptors: DroneDek and the mailbox of the future

Welcome to this final installment of Drone Disruptors. So far, Modern Shipper has sat down with four CEOs from four of the most dynamic startups in the drone delivery space. Each brings something unique to the industry: Flytrex wants to bring drones to your backyard; Volansi envisions being a fly on the wall; Matternet seeks to fly in cities; and Elroy Air prefers to fly between them.

Read: Drone Disruptors: Elroy Air and the cargo droneRead: Drone Disruptors: Matternet is taking cities into the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-disruptors-dronedeks-mailbox-of-the-future

Drone Disruptors: Elroy Air and the cargo drone

Drone Disruptors Elroy Air and the cargo drone for middle mile heavy duty deliveries

Welcome back! In the first two parts of the Drone Disruptors series, we took a look at Flytrex’s backyard drone delivery and Volansi’s ecosystem of drones and autonomy. In the most recent installment, we got to hear about Matternet’s vision of drones zipping between the skyscrapers of the world’s biggest cities.

Read: Drone Disruptors: Matternet is taking cities into the skiesRead: Drone Disruptors: Volansi’s autonomous drone ecosystemRead: Drone Disruptors: Flytrex is bringing drones to your...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-disruptors-elroy-air-and-the-cargo-drone

Drone Disruptors: Matternet is taking cities into the skies

Drone Disruptors: Matternet is bringing drone delivery to cities around the world

So far in the Drone Disruptors series, we’ve taken a look at two distinctly different players in the drone delivery space. Israel-based Flytrex hopes to become the drone of the U.S. suburbs, flying over residential neighborhoods and airdropping cups of coffee to your backyard. Then there’s Volansi, headquartered in the Bay Area, a company seeking to fly in more remote areas – including over the ocean.

Read: Drone Disruptors:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-disruptors-matternet-is-taking-cities-into-the-skies

Japan Airlines sees future for drones

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Japan Airlines (JAL) (OTCMKTS: JAPSY) may fly some of the largest aircraft in the world, but the carrier is also taking a closer look at how small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, could one day become part of its fleet.

“Japan Airlines is eager to explore the future of its air logistics business with the implementation of drone delivery,” said Tomohiro Nishihata, the carrier’s managing executive officer of innovation, in a statement.

JAL on Wednesday announced a partnership with drone...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/japan-airlines-sees-future-for-drones

Buffalo Wild Wings to be flown by drone

A Mobile, Alabama franchisee of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant wants to deliver food to nearby customers’ doors by drone.

To test the service, Brian Jordan of Potters Wings Mobile partnered with Deuce Drone. The two companies plan to begin local food deliveries by drone in late August.

“Partnering with Deuce Drone will give us the opportunity to test new ways to evolve and meet the takeout needs of customers through drone technology,” Jordan said in a statement.

Deuce Drone will be responsible...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buffalo-wild-wings-to-be-flown-by-drone

Matternet readies cargo drone for FAA tests

One of the country’s largest small drone manufacturers is ready to begin durability and reliability testing of one of its cargo delivery units with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this year.

Mountain View, California-based Matternet announced Tuesday that the testing with the agency brings the company’s M2 drone closer to receiving special type certification for unmanned aircraft systems.

Achieving this certification from the FAA will establish that Matternet’s M2 drone is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/matternet-readies-cargo-drone-for-faa-tests

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