drone delivery

CAA, Civil Aviation Authority, drone delivery, FAA, Federal Aviation Authority

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

October 8, 2019

Delivery / Supply Chain, News, Patents

Amazon, drone delivery, Google, Patent, Walmart

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

September 20, 2019

Automation, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Alphabet, drone delivery, FedEx, Google, Walgreens, Wing

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

June 3, 2019

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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

April 24, 2019

Alphabet, Department of Transport, drone delivery, FAA, Federal Aviation Authority, Google, Wing Aviation

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

April 11, 2019

Alphabet, Canberra, drone delivery, Google, Wing