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Zipline, the world’s largest drone delivery service, now has a quieter fleet, thanks to a breakthrough from its engineering team: sound-optimized dynamic flying. In an industry first, Zipline’s autonomous drones now use onboard sound modeling to optimize in real time for quiet flying. Continue reading
Portland City Council made the first step last week toward restricting aerial drone delivery services, a system that Amazon has begun rolling out in cities across the country. Councilors voted overwhelmingly to “consider” a moratorium on building facilities that support delivery drones.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.
DoorDash says its new drone delivery service could take flight this year without a buzz — literally. Continue reading
DoorDash has unveiled its purpose-built autonomous aircraft powered by DoorDash Air, and outlined plans for an end-to-end drone delivery system with infrastructure and delivery orchestration designed to scale for all local businesses. Continue reading
Zuri has unveiled the Zuri unmanned cargo VTOL, a hybrid-electric tiltrotor for civil and defence operators. It carries a hundred-plus kilograms over 679 km by design, or 569 km with a full 30-minute reserve, cruises at 220 km/h, and lands on a pad, a deck, or open ground. The useful load is 165 kg, payload plus fuel. Continue reading
Elroy Air has announced that Bristow Group Inc. has expanded its early delivery reservations for the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, reserving 10 additional early delivery positions for a total of 15. Bristow previously secured early delivery slots for five Chaparral drones and announced a pre-order agreement for up to 100 Chaparral drones. Continue reading
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Merlin, Inc. have introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX aircraft that combines Textron Aviation’s proven Cessna SkyCourier platform with Merlin’s aircraft-agnostic software solution for autonomous aviation. Continue reading