Delivery

Source: Flytrex A new COO is flying into the friendly corporate skies of drone delivery company Flytrex. Last week, the Israeli company announced the hiring of Ben Thein as Chief Operating Officer. Thein will lead global operations and focus on building American partnerships to expand drone delivery in the e-commerce and …

Courtesy of DDC Lifesaving flights are in the air for Drone Delivery Canada after the Toronto-based community announced COVID-relief projects with two Canadian First Nation groups are operational. In June, Drone Delivery Canada announced a collaboration with GlobalMedic and Air Canada to deliver COVID-treatment cargo to Christian Island, a remote territory governed by …

Source: Target Arm A drone service startup is teaming up with a delivery tech company to develop a safer way to deliver food via UAS. Connecticut-based Target Arm last week announced a strategic partnership with BIB Technologies to “jointly developing autonomous electric delivery vehicles with drones while moving up to …

Source: Drone Delivery Canada Drone Delivery Canada will soon test an automated drone in cooperation with on of the nation’s most prestigious research institutes. The Toronto-based company announced the research agreement this week with the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies in cooperation with automaker Ford. The group will …

Source: AgEagle Agricultural drone company AgEagle Aerial Systems has landed a two-year contract manufacturing agreement with Chicago drone delivery startup Valqari, LLC . The deal will allow AgEagle to produce Valqari’s recently released Drone Delivery Station – a landing solution with six separate storage units to accommodate multiple deliveries or pickups. A recent …

Source: Drone Delivery Canada Long range drone delivery – greater than 20 kilometers or about 12 miles – is emerging as a fast growing in the autonomous delivery market, according to a new research report. Short range autonomous delivery has gotten a lot of press recently as companies like Walmart, …

Courtesy of DDC Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is taking its business concept to Kenya. Under an agreement brokered by Air Canada, the company will work with Kenyan startup Astral Aerial Solutions Limited to grow the African nation’s drone delivery market. “There are numerous potential applications from traditional last-mile cargo to …

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, has unveiled the EHang 216L.  EHang’s heavy lift drone is ideal for short-to-medium-haul air logistics – both in cities and rural areas. The EHang 216L can carry a payload of 200kg – about 440 pounds …

Source: Matternet Drone logistics startup Matternet is taking flight with one of Asia’s largest airlines to expand drone delivery. Today, the California-based company announced a partnership with Japan Airlines to deploy the Matternet M2 drone system to Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s new “drone logistics business development project” – Japan’s initiative to …

Source: Everdrone Swedish drone company Everdrone is delivering a much-needed shock to the UAV industry. The startup has launched a project to deliver automated external defibrillators to the scene of cardiac arrests in real-world emergencies. Initially launched as a pilot project in the Gothenburg region of Sweden, the initiative is expanding …