Delivery Drone

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  • Image of Amazon's Prime Air Drone v2.0

    Amazon reduces the size of its delivery drone team

    The company says the layoffs are part of a reorganization of the project.

    Daniel Cooper
    11.20.2020
  • UPS Drone

    UPS will use drones to deliver prescriptions to retirees in Florida

    Residents of The Villages, Florida will soon be able to get their drug prescriptions delivered to them partly by air.

    Igor Bonifacic
    04.27.2020

  • UPS is developing quieter and more versatile delivery drones

    USP has announced a new partnership with Wingcopter, a German aircraft manufacturer, to develop new types of delivery drones. The two companies will work together to certify Wingcopter's existing aircraft for use in commercial delivery flights in the US. They say certification is the first step toward developing drones that can complete a variety of delivery jobs.

    Igor Bonifacic
    03.24.2020
  • UPS

    CVS starts delivering prescriptions to homes via UPS drones

    It didn't take long for UPS and CVS to start delivering prescriptions by drone. The two have confirmed that they completed their first paid home deliveries of prescriptions, hauling medicine to two homes (one of which was a retirement community) in Cary, North Carolina on November 1st. The drones flew autonomously and lowered the packages to the ground with a cable and winch, although there was a human operator ready to take control.

    Jon Fingas
    11.05.2019
  • Uber

    Uber Eats' delivery drone is a VTOL speedster

    An unmanned aerial system capable of vertical take-off and landing might transport your Uber Eats orders in the future. The ride-hailing company, which has been expanding its repertoire recently, has unveiled a new design for its food delivery drone at the Forbes 30 under 30 Summit. Uber's drone design has rotating wings with six rotors "for increased speed and efficiency" and can carry meals for up to two people. Its battery can only last for around eight minutes, including loading and unloading, and it only has a range of 12 miles for a roundtrip delivery -- but that's OK, because Uber expects to use it for just a part of the process.

    Mariella Moon
    10.29.2019