The tests, which were also conducted by Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and DroneUp, evaluated the commercial drone industry’s ability to assist the U.S. healthcare system during the coronavirus crisis.
According to Workhorse CEO Duane Hughes, the company has seen growing interest in its delivery drone as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposal that requires the identification of unmanned aircraft systems by implementing a remote ID system. This rule would help identify unauthorized drones.
Amazon may have started it, but the race to put the first viable package delivery drones into regular operation seems to have evolved into a competition between FedEx and UPS.
UPS Flight Forward plans in the future to transport a variety of items for customers in many industries, and regularly fly drones beyond the operators’ visual line of sight.
In this analysis of recent mobility news, we apply the “efficiencies, cost, savings, fewer tech hurdles” rule to see which new mobility models might be deployed sooner than we think.
UPS is setting up a new subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, and has applied to FAA for full drone delivery certification to expand its U.S. delivery services.
Broome County (N.Y.) has launched an unmanned aerial vehicle team that includes eight drones. The project is a collaboration between the Sheriff’s Office and Office of Emergency Services.
Bobby Healy, CEO of a drone delivery service that plans to deliver food directly from restaurants to homes in Europe and the U.S., discusses what the rollout of commercial drones delivering 2 kilos of hot food will look like.
As companies around the globe move to cash in on the rapidly emerging last-mile delivery segment, autonomous methods of delivery, from self-driving vans to drones to mall delivery robots, are being developed to help get everything from pizzas to parcels into the hands of customers.
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