The Japanese transport ministry plans to draw up in fiscal 2023 manuals designed to ensure safe flights over rivers by drones delivering goods. Continue reading
Category Archives: Transport
UK Launches Next Phase of UAS Heavy Lift Challenge
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Phase 2 of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) challenge. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Launches Dangerous Goods Transportation for University of British Columbia
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful approval and implementation of dangerous goods transportation for the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ . Continue reading
Ford Patents Autonomous, Air-Ground Last-Mile Delivery System
Ford Motor Co. last week published a patent that outlines a system for “decentralized hybrid air-ground autonomous last-mile goods delivery.” That’s a mouthful, but essentially Ford wants to use its delivery vans to directly launch and control unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Continue reading
Boots Completes Drone Delivery of Prescription Medicines in UK First
Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to transport prescription-only medicines by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Research Shows Americans are Ready for Drone Deliveries
Auterion, the open source company building the software-defined future for mobile robotics and powering global drone manufacturers, announced new data from its 2022 “Consumer Attitudes on Drone Delivery” Report. Continue reading
Wing Unveils New Drone Projects for More Delivery Options
Wing has unveiled a series of new prototype aircraft designed to handle a variety of payloads. The company said the new drones will share the same underlying components with the aircraft currently in use delivering pharmaceuticals and other small packages in the suburbs outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. Continue reading
Bristow to Order 100 Chaparral VTOL Aircraft from Elroy Air
Bristow Group Inc., a global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Elroy Air to pre-order 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo VTOL aircraft. Continue reading