[ad_1] Walmart is starting to deliver at-home COVID-19 tests by drone. A trial got underway in North Las Vegas today and the deliveries will expand to Cheektowaga, New York early next month. It’s delivering the kits to qualifying patients who live within a mile of certain Walmart Supercenters in both locales. Patients will self-administer a […]
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Walmart partners with Zipline for glider drone delivery tests
[ad_1] At this point, Zipline has plenty of experience — Walmart says they have the world’s largest drone delivery network. Zipline has been operating since late 2016, starting in Rwanda with a focus on delivery medical supplies. More recently, Zipline has been operating in Ghana since 2019 and has been key in delivering supplies like […]
Amazon’s Prime Air can officially begin drone delivery trials in the US
[ad_1] “This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air and indicates the FAA’s confidence in Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to our customers around the world,” David Carbon, an Amazon vice president, said in a statement. Amazon is not the first […]
Wing partners with local library to deliver books to students
[ad_1] Schools and libraries have been closed for months, but some kids aren’t going to get away with playing video games all summer. Kelly Passek — a middle school librarian in Montgomery County, Virginia — is sending out summer reading via drones. After using the quadcopters from Wing to get some home essentials, she realized […]
Alphabet’s Wing starts drone deliveries to US homes
[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Wing an expanded Air Carrier Certificate. It has permission to “allow multiple pilots to oversee multiple unmanned aircraft making commercial deliveries simultaneously to the general public.” UPS also received FAA certification for commercial deliveries this month, but it will stick to hospitals and medical campuses for now. Folks […]
UPS delivery drones are on the way after FAA certification
[ad_1] Flight Forward is the first company to claim the Part 135 Standard certification, and it’ll be able to operate an unlimited number of drones. The machines and their payloads can weigh more than 55 pounds and UPS can fly its drones at night. Earlier this year, under the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration […]
The Silent Arrow is a massive glider delivery drone
[ad_1] Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC), the company behind the Silent Arrow, envisions the drone as a potential replacement for the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) delivery method several armed forces, including the US military, use to deliver battlefield supplies. Even if you’re not familiar with the acronym, you’ve probably see JPADS in action in movies […]