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FAA certification puts drone firm Zipline in league of its own

Zipline drone delivery package

Drone delivery may have a new ringleader, and it isn’t Amazon Prime Air, despite nearly a decade of promises. Neither is it Google’s drone delivery arm Wing nor UPS’ drone unit Flight Forward.

Bay Area-based Zipline may have leapt past them all. The drone delivery firm on Tuesday received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the FAA that will allow it to fly the longest-range commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. It will begin deliveries spanning up to 26 miles round trip out of its hub...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-certification-puts-drone-firm-zipline-in-league-of-its-own

Expanded drone delivery taxis toward takeoff with new FAA recommendations

An FAA aviation rulemaking committee recommended new rules for flights beyond the pilot's visual line of sight

A new report by an FAA aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) has drone operators feeling sky-high.

Under current regulations, drone delivery services must operate within the visual line of sight of the operator, necessitating the use of a ground-based observer either on foot or in a vehicle. Consequently, drone delivery trips are shorter than most operators would like them to be because flights in the air are limited by terrain and infrastructure on the ground.

But according to last week’s ARC...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/expanded-drone-delivery-taxis-toward-takeoff-with-new-faa-recommendations

Drone delivery execs weigh in on industry’s future

Drone delivery executives weigh in on the future of the industry

Drone delivery has done some pretty incredible things in 2021. Drones have delivered to bustling cities, some of the most remote locations on Earth and even your backyard; they’ve airdropped everything from chicken wings to blood transfusions; and they’ve grabbed the attention (and lightened the coffers) of massive companies like Alphabet and FedEx.

But drone delivery has yet to really take off. Despite drone delivery companies demonstrating technology that can enable automated takeoffs and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-delivery-execs-weigh-in-on-industrys-future

Zipline launches US commercial deliveries with Walmart

Zipline and Walmart are partnering on commercial drone delivery of medical supplies in Pea Ridge, Arkansas

Zipline has made a name for itself as the drone company for underserved and remote populations, delivering emergency medical supplies like vaccines and blood transfusions to remote locations across Africa and Southeast Asia. Now it’s coming to the U.S.

Zipline and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have partnered to launch an autonomous drone delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, which will mark the company’s first commercial deliveries in the U.S. The rollout of the new service closely follows news earlier...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-launches-us-commercial-deliveries-with-walmart

The 5 most fascinating drone deliveries of 2021 (so far)

top 5 most interesting weird crazy drone deliveries of 2021

It has been a great year for drones. In the final week of 2020, the Federal Aviation Association finalized regulations that got the ball rolling for widespread commercial drone use, approving flights beyond the operator’s line of sight just a month later. 

With drones now very much in the mainstream, they’ve awakened sleeping corporate giants like Amazon and Walmart, which have partnered with drone manufacturers around the world. Investors are in on the drone craze too, providing funding to a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-5-most-fascinating-drone-deliveries-of-2021-so-far

In search of transformative tech, UP Partners looks to urban air mobility companies

The underlying technologies that are fueling the urban air mobility (UAM) sector are still in their infancy in many cases, but they will be the base upon which the future movement of people and goods depend. The ability of UAM providers to safely operate is also dependent on aircraft navigation systems that can track and guide drones and passenger craft.

It is a high-tech race to fund, develop and deploy the technologies that the future will be built upon.

“The future of high-scale drone and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/in-search-of-transformative-tech-up-partners-looks-to-urban-air-mobility-companies

Zipline’s drone delivery of pharmaceuticals earns $2.75B valuation

The supply chain fantasy is the ability to deliver directly to every person anywhere in the world.

Drone manufacturer Zipline wants to make that dream a reality and Thursday announced its $250 million in new funding led by Baillie Gifford with participation from past investors Temasek and Katalyst Ventures and new investors Fidelity, Intercorp, Emerging Capital Partners and Reinvent Capital. With the new funds comes a $2.75 billion valuation.

“Our mission is to create the first logistics company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ziplines-drone-delivery-of-pharmaceuticals-earns-275b-valuation

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

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