Drone Delivery

F-Drone co-founders Ashwanth Reddy and Nicolas Ang Ship-to-Shore delivery is a huge business – it’s necessity for shipping logistics.  Singapore drone company F-Drone wants to reinvent the process to reduce the time, costs, and carbon emissions by up to 80% – with their unique delivery drone.  DRONELIFE interviewed F-Drone co-founder …

A drone delivery study published by a German university concludes that compared to electric vehicles, drones aren’t necessarily a big win for the environment – at least not in every scenario. The Drone Delivery Study Researcher Thomas Kirschstein developed a simulation designed to examine the claim that drones, as electric …

UPS drone delivery took another big step forward recently. UPS partnered with leading U.S. drone service providers DroneUp, UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), and Workhorse Group to test drone delivery exhaustively – proving the case for drones to take a role in helping medical professionals respond to …

Flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) continues to move forward for the global drone industry.  In the U.K., drone delivery service provider Skyports will work with regulators to test BVLOS flight in airspace shared by other aircraft. Skyports is working with onboard detect and avoid technology provided by Iris …

(News and Commentary). Drone delivery heroes Zipline are already performing thousands of lifesaving drone delivery flights every day in Africa.  The world’s largest drone delivery network, Zipline can boast more than 1 million autonomous commercial delivery miles flown.  They are the world’s experts on delivering medical supplies like vaccines, blood …

Source: Wingcopter German UAV startup Wingcopter is collaborating with UPS Flight Forward to develop a next-generation delivery drone solution for packages. “Drone delivery is not a one-size-fits-all operation,” said Bala Ganesh, vice president of the UPS Advanced Technology Group. “Our collaboration with Wingcopter helps pave the way for us to …

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that the project announced in October with  DSC Air & Sea will go live in March.  It’s a big step for the drone delivery company, which produces both hardware and software: and an even bigger move for the logistics and shipping industry – which …

With “social distancing” the phrase of the week around the world, the time may have come for communities and governments to embrace drone delivery – not just for speed and convenience, but to protect themselves and vulnerable members. The World Economic Forum has published a blog post highlighting the contributions …

From Their Paper Enabling Self Defense In Small Drones Drone delivery continues to gain traction throughout the world.  From pizza to human organs drone delivery – with its cost and speed advantages over conventional land based delivery options continues to grow. Looking ahead some of the advantage of drone delivery, …

Drone delivery specialist Flirtey has been granted a patent that the company says will “enhance its fundamental technology”. The patent refers to an automatic parachute deployment system to support drone flights and aerial deliveries being carried out safely. The patent recognizes the ability of a drone’s technology to detect an …