Walmart cuts drone delivery in three states amid high costs
Walmart is scaling back its ambitious drone delivery program by shutting down operations in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa….
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Zipline, Wing enter new drone delivery era with historic FAA waiver
Dallas-area residents will soon witness a historic milestone in drone delivery. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Alphabet’s Wing…
DJI responds to new ‘Countering CCP Drones Act’ version introduced in US Senate
Two US Senators have formally introduced their version of the Countering CCP Drones Act as an amendment to the Senate’s…
Project Alta: Inside Utah’s plan to boost drone delivery, flying taxis
Utah has embarked on an ambitious project to revolutionize air transportation in the state. Spearheaded by the innovative aerospace company…
Amazon gets FAA BVLOS approval for Prime Air drone delivery
Amazon has gotten big news from US regulators that should help the online marketplace finally take its drone deliveries to another level: approval…
A defunct Boeing drone is now on display at the Air and Space Museum in full X-Wing regalia
The Smithsonian announced just before “May the Fourth” that it has added a Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle to its collection…
Zipline hits 1,000,000 commercial drone delivery milestone
Autonomous drone delivery startup Zipline says it has made one million commercial deliveries to customers. It’s a feat that would…
Amazon ends California drone delivery, shifts focus to Arizona
Amazon is calling it quits on Prime Air services in one of the two cities where they launched their drone…
DJI Mini 4 Pro gets new firmware — its second in two weeks
Less than two weeks since the last update, DJI is rolling out a new firmware version for the Mini 4…
SkyDrop ends historic drone delivery work as funding runs out
Though leaders like Zipline and Wing have generated most of the sector’s headlines in recent months, drone delivery pioneer SkyDrop has been quietly at work beneath…
Zipline, WellSpan Health pair for P2 Pennsylvania drone deliveries
Instant logistics pioneer Zipline is expanding its activities with US healthcare clients through a new contract to provide drone deliveries across Pennsylvania for patients…
Virginia hospital readies drone medication delivery to remote Eastern Shore homes
Patients in eastern Virginia can expect to see the time and effort required to get prescription medication they need considerably…
Swiss UAV startup Jedsy brings new thinking (and tech) to drone deliveries
Swiss drone delivery company Jedsy is small compared to the rapidly scaling sector giants like Zipline, DroneUp, Wing, or Flytrex, but the little UAV…
Funding to drone delivery firms rises as tech investment drops generally: report
Despite the general cooling of previously hot investor enthusiasm for tech – especially companies pursuing next-generation aviation aircraft and services…
Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones in African delivery network
German delivery drone specialist Wingcopter has formed a partnership with an African UAV services company in an effort to create…
Kenya turns to drones to enforce construction regulations to battle building collapses
Officials in Kenya will be deploying drones over construction sites across the country as part of a monitoring program to…
FAA certifies Zipline to operate US drone deliveries as an airline
Groundbreaking instant logistics company Zipline has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 135 air carrier certification, which not only permits the…
Zipline trials medical drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Zipline is once again expanding its instant logistics network in Africa, this time with the addition of new centers overseeing…
AirSeed finds new partner to help plant 100 million trees by 2024 using drones
Australian drone startup AirSeed Technologies, which has embarked on a groundbreaking climate change initiative to plant 100 million trees by…
Drone Delivery Canada is prepping a heavy-lift, long-distance flyer
When you hear “delivery drone,” you probably think of a quadcopter lugging six or eight pounds across a handful of…
COVID-19 could accelerate drone deliveries in the US and Europe
The US and Europe develop a lot of technology. But they aren’t always the first to enjoy it. Case in…
Deliveries by drone are taking off in health care
A few days ago, The Economist had a nice article [paywall] about deliveries by drone, specifically in health care. It…
Video shows Zipline’s drone delivery operation in Ghana
Zipline‘s medical delivery drones have been saving lives in Africa for years, but not many people get to see them…
Study says drones are best way to deliver COVID-19 tests
Much of the world is on lockdown, shut in to avoid the human contact that spreads the new coronavirus. Emerging…
