drones

The ability of regulators to safely and efficiently integrate millions of commercial and pleasure drones into low-altitude airspace will depend on the success of a strategy familiar to virtually everyone in the freight industry: exception management. That is the view of Parimal H. Kopardekar,...

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves' DroneWaves Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The role of underwater drones in the supply chain DETAILS: Diving into the deep with a look at uses for underwater drones from shipwrecks to science  SPEAKER: Sam Macdonald, president of Deep Trekker Inc....

In March, residents in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland, started buying the latest Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. For some, the enthusiasm of a new phone was only part of the joy; the delivery of that phone added a new layer of excitement to the purchase. The devices were...

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Wing Aviation LLC has sought permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone operation expansion for more efficient deliveries under centralized control, Bloomberg reports. Wing accounted for several...

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, is making a broader push into hardware devices with its plans to launch an augmented-reality version of its Spectacles smart glasses and a drone, according to a report by The Information (via the Verge). What Happened: Snap’s next-...

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc (NYSE: UAVS) stock closed over 36% lower today. What Happened: Short seller Bonitas Research called the drone maker a “pump & dump scheme” in a report published on Thursday. Bonitas Research termed the partnership between Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is retrenching workers engaged in research and development and manufacturing at its delivery drone project — instead, seeking external assistance in bringing its ambitious plans to fruition, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.  What Happened:...

The race for drone delivery is intensifying ⁠— Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced Monday it's entering into a partnership with medical product delivery company Zipline. What Happened: Walmart claimed in a statement that it would be a first of its kind on-demand drone...

When Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced the future Prime Air service, he promised customers delivery by drone in less than 30 minutes. Amazon has discussed using drones for delivery since 2013, and 2018 was the original target date. What Happened: The Federal...

One of the country's largest small drone manufacturers is ready to begin durability and reliability testing of one of its cargo delivery units with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this year. Mountain View, California-based Matternet announced Tuesday that the testing with the agency...

Expedited delivery has been the primary focal point of last-mile delivery networks of late, as ecommerce businesses rush to make ‘lightning-fast delivery promises' one of their prime differentiators from rival brands. The pressure to deliver quickly has led businesses to move their warehouses much...

Chinese Internet company JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) is using drones to deliver goods to customers in China at a time when the country is virtually shut down to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Apart from mobilizing resources to provide immediate support for anti-virus fight, the...

The Federal Aviation Administration's drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn't want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public...

When United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) last October made its first medical delivery by drone, it may have finally begun what drone advocates have been touting for a decade — a new era when unmanned flights may become just as normal as those in aircraft with pilots. There are a couple of...

EmbraerX, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, and drone startup Elroy Air have agreed to collaborate on developing Elroy's Chaparral, an unmanned, hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft. The announcement came Wednesday at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The...