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Valqari acquires IDU Group in quest to build citywide drone networks

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Plenty of companies are laser-focused on the last mile of delivery and its many pitfalls. Some are even honed in on the final hundred feet. 

But for a select few, the last mile is really a game of inches.

Valqari, a Chicago-based drone delivery startup, on Tuesday announced it had acquired Staffordshire, U.K.-based IDU Group, which builds drone infrastructure that can be installed from rooftops and the windows of buildings. Combined with Valqari’s drone landing stations and smart mailboxes, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/valqari-acquires-idu-group-in-quest-to-build-citywide-drone-networks

Drone delivery is giving stadium food a lift

Drone delivery pilot delivers food and drinks

If you’re anything like me, then your favorite part of going to a baseball game is grabbing stadium food during the seventh-inning stretch. Sure, the game is great, but it’s tough to compete with bratwurst. The only problem is that the line to get food is often longer than the line to get into the stadium in the first place. But there’s a solution on the horizon — literally.

For the first time in their brief history, drones are delivering food to a sports arena. Through a collaboration between...

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Without changes, warehouses could ground drone deliveries

Maybe not today, and not likely tomorrow, but one day soon, many Americans will receive their first e-commerce delivery by drone. For residents in select areas of the country – North Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio among others – drones are already making deliveries to the home.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), UPS (NYSE: UPS) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) are among the large retailers and delivery providers that are rapidly scaling up drone delivery tests. Others will soon follow.

But while...

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Drone manufacturer AgEagle acquires SaaS provider Measure Global

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS) has acquired Measure Global, a provider of cloud-based software-as-a-service operating systems for drone operators.

Wichita, Kansas-based AgEagle will pay $45 million for Measure in a combination of cash and stock.

“Measure represents the next step on our company’s continued path as we evolve in becoming a global leader in end-to-end drone solutions; and it greatly complements our recent acquisition of advanced drone sensor leader MicaSense,” said Michael...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-manufacturer-ageagle-acquires-saas-provider-measure-global

Drone delivery par for the course — Modern Shipper

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Modern Shipper is sponsored by Amazon Freight. Amazon Freight enables shippers to tap into Amazon’s network to move their full truckload freight—to Amazon facilities and off-Amazon. Experience world-class performance, reliability, and competitive rates when you put Amazon to work for you. Get started at freight.amazon.com.

Kaylee Nix launches the visual component of the newest FreightWaves brand, Modern Shipper, with an interview with Ryan Walsh, co-founder and CEO of Valqari. 

The Modern Shipper...

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Drones are bringing the 19th hole to any hole

Drone delivery tested on Arizona golf course

Many golfers wish they could reach for a cold drink moments after hooking their seventh straight tee shot into the woods. The lack of electricity and staffing issues prevent golf courses from offering this level of customer service on each hole. If you are lucky, your local course may have a vending machine at the ninth hole.

But that could soon change. At Sun City Country Club in Sun City, Arizona, a significant development took place this week that may open up the opportunity for food and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drones-are-bringing-the-19th-hole-to-any-hole