Drone Deliveries

The director of safety, flight operations, and regulatory affairs at Amazon Inc‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) drone delivery unit, Sean Cassidy, has announced his departure from the company. Cassidy was a pivotal figure in Amazon’s drone delivery program “Prime Air,” serving as the...

Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has plans to extend its drone delivery service to Britain and Italy by late next year. As reported by Barron’s, the e-commerce giant, based in Seattle, also announced its intention to broaden drone delivery to a third U.S. state....

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland, the company said in the company blog. The company was setting up a new development center to support Amazon Scout. Amazon Scout is a fully electric...

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 Inc (NYSE: WMT) has announced its investment in DroneUp, a nationwide drone services provider, to develop a scalable last-mile delivery solution. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Walmart has already partnered with DroneUp to launch trial...

In a bid to expedite its last-mile delivery channels, Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has announced a partnership with on-demand drone delivery company Flytrex to carry select items from its stores to consumers' doorsteps.  In a statement, Tom Ward, senior vice president of customer products at Walmart...

Drones are proving to have many useful applications during a pandemic, not the least of which is delivering goods to minimize physical interaction and the spread of the coronavirus. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) on Monday said it will use a Matternet M2 drone system to make short-...

Workhorse Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) is seeking additional patent protection for its truck-mounted Horsefly delivery drone because customers say touchless delivery will carry over beyond the coronavirus pandemic to life after the health crisis. "In the last several months we have seen significant...

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) has announced a collaboration with Wingcopter, a German-based electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft startup, to scale up its drone delivery operations in the U.S. and across the world. Wingcopter will be working with UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), the...

Drone Delivery Canada (TSX-V:FLT) will establish a hub at Edmonton International Airport, which it says will be the first of its kind in the world. DDC announced an agreement with the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority on October 29, saying it would be the first of its kind in the world. ...

Electric truck maker Workhorse Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) is selling its Surefly flying car project to aerospace and defense contractor Moog Inc. (NYSE: Moog.A) for $4 million and forming a joint venture with Moog to boost its truck-based drone delivery efforts. Workhorse had been trying to sell the...

Good day, Drone Delivery Canada has reached a deal with DSV Panalpina (CSX:DSV) to deploy its cargo drone system at the global logistics provider's Canadian headquarters in a significant milestone toward commercial viability.  Toronto-based DDC said sales partner Air Canada (TSX:AC) helped secure...

Today on FreightWaves NOW, we are talking tech with two tech nerds. Ken Smith talks dirty data, and what it takes to clean it up. Lincoln Duff talks about Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new drone technology and what it means for last-mile delivery.

Last-mile drone delivery in the United States is heating up with the addition of a request by Uber to operate a food service in San Diego. An application filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by Luke Fischer, Head of Flight Operations for Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) affiliate...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said today it has begun an unmanned drone service to deliver blood samples across the campus of a North Carolina-based hospital system. This is the first time the U.S. government has approved a drone's use for routine commercial flights under a contractual agreement, UPS...