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Amazon is sacking dozens of staff in its drone delivery unit and the retailer is still “years away” from bringing autonomous drone deliveries to the masses. According to a new…

Amazon gets go-ahead to test autonomous drone deliveries which can reach customers in just 30 minutes

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September 1, 2020

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Amazon has been granted federal approval to begin testing commercial drone flights capable of delivering packages in under 30 minutes. Amazon Prime Air, the retailers drone delivery arm, has been…

Amazon will begin delivering and picking up coronavirus test kits in one of the worst affected areas in the US.

JD.com to hire 20,000 people to “minimize the impact of the epidemic on employment”

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February 13, 2020

JD.com has promised to hire more than 20,000 people who are out of work due to the coronavirus while it begins making drone deliveries to cut off locations. The Chinese…

Retail drone deliveries are facing a major setback in the US as key legislation enabling companies to deliver parcels is opposed by powerful groups.

UK drone deliveries set to become “everyday occurrence” as CAA makes landmark regulatory changes

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December 27, 2019

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Autonomous drone deliveries could become commonplace in the UK in 2021 as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) prepares to make landmark changes to regulations. This month the CAA published a…

Walmart plans to catch drone deliveries in nets according to new patents

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October 8, 2019

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Walmart filed two separate drone delivery patents last week as it seeks to push ahead of both Amazon and Google’s current drone programmes. The patents look specifically at how to…

Walgreens to launch on-demand drone delivery with Google’s Wing

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September 20, 2019

Walgreens will become the first US company to offer on-demand drone delivery service amid a partnership with Google’s Wing programme next month. Alphabet, Google’s parent company which became first company…

DHL launches drone deliveries in China

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June 3, 2019

DHL has begun making regular drone deliveries in China’s Guangzhou region dramatically reducing delivery times in the hard to reach area. In partnership with Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) giant…

Google’s drone delivery company becomes first ever to get permission to deliver in US

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April 24, 2019

Google’s owner Alphabet has reached a “pivotal” milestone and become the first company to secure approval from the US authorities to begin making drone deliveries. Wing Aviation, the tech behemoth’s…

Google’s owner Alphabet launches drone delivery service in Australia

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April 11, 2019