Delivery Drones

Source: Amazon PrimeAir The FAA has cleared the regulatory skies for Amazon to launch its long-awaited drone delivery service. The agency announced Monday the retail giant can operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones – a project that’s been seven years in the making. Amazon Prime Air “uses autonomous …

Source: NUAIR A New York county is flying high after scoring almost $1 million from NASA to research delivery and passenger drones. The nation’s top aeronautic agency awarded Oneida County $897,000 to develop Advanced Air Mobility at the New York UAS Test Site (Griffiss International Airport). “The goal of the …

Source: Workhorse Transportation-solutions provider Workhorse Group flew to new heights over the second quarter of 2020. According to a firm press release, the Cincinnati-based company recorded several major financial benchmarks ending June 30 of Q2, including: Q2 sales at $92,000 compared to $5,500 in the second quarter of 2019. Cost of …

Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow Drone Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with the Georgina Island First Nation (GIFN) to provide delivery services to the Ontario community. Working with sales agent Air Canada and the Pontiac Group, DDC will launch a two-way delivery flight route to the First Nation’s mainland community using …

  Source: Drone Delivery Canada Drone Delivery Canada has delivered some “shocking” news. The Toronto-based company recently completed Phase Two of a plan to deliver automated external defibrillators (you know, the thing they use to jump-start a failing heart on every episode of ER right before George Clooney yells “CLEAR”?) …

File photo Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada has picked up its second contract with DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, a subsidiary of Danish conglomerate DSV Panalpina A/S. With the assistance of Air Canada, DDC will deploy its drone delivery platform to help DSV deliver healthcare-related cargo from its warehouse in Milton, Ont. Last …

Courtesy: DroneDeuce Tasty wings may someday wing their way over the skies of Mobile, Ala. Startup Deuce Drone announced the signing this week of an agreement with Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee Potter Wings Mobile to demonstrate drone deliveries of the restaurant’s select menu items. Slated to begin in August, the …

Source: Wingcopter UAV startup Wingcopter is flying high this week after being named one of nine winners of Germany’s top global hackathon to kick-start humanitarian drone delivery. The autonomous delivery drone manufacturer partnered with UNICEF and the African Drone and Data Academy to develop a concept to deploy humanitarian drone delivery …

Source: Windracers.org Medical delivery drones will carry supplies and equipment to a remote British isle under a COVID-19 trial program. Last week, UK transport secretary Grant Shapps gave the green light to launch medical delivery drones to St Mary’s Hospital near Newport on the Isle of Wight. “Earlier this year, …

The following is a guest post by tech writer Karlyn McKell.  Infographic republished with permission from The Zebra.  DRONELIFE neither accepts nor makes payment for guest posts. The idea of commercial delivery drones is more relevant now than ever as social distancing guidelines have made contactless delivery an essential part …