Category Archives: Transport

Vodafone Idea Enters India’s Drone Delivery Ecosystem

Vodafone Idea is set to enter India’s drone ecosystem by partnering with Zomato in the upcoming “beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) drone experiments being organised by India’s civil aviation regulator. Continue reading

Acecore Tests Drone Delivery of Airplane Parts at Schiphol Airport

Dutch drone manufacturer, Acecore Technologies, was invited to demonstrate their drone delivery solution at the Netherlands’ largest airport, Schiphol Amsterdam. The Dutch ASNP (LVNL) saw the opportunity to test several innovative drone applications after the air traffic was greatly reduced as a result of the ongoing health crisis. Continue reading

Buffalo Wild Wings to Test Drone Delivery in Alabama

L – R: KJ Hardrict, Deuce Drone Founder and Aerospace Engineer; Philip Burton, Deuce Drone Founder and CEO of Burton Property Group; Rhett Ross, Deuce Drone Founder and CEO; Brian Jordan, Potters II LLC and Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee; Jason Hall, Potters II LLC and Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee; Timmy Hussain, Deuce Drone Founder and Aerospace Engineer

A Mobile, Alabama franchisee of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant wants to deliver food to nearby customers’ doors by drone. To test the service, Brian Jordan of Potters Wings Mobile partnered with Deuce Drone. The two companies plan to begin local food deliveries by drone in late August. Continue reading

Wing Now Dropping Library Books to Kids

Kelly Passek has thought up a way to get kids to read this summer: deliver library books by drone. Passek, a middle-school librarian, was one of the first customers of a drone delivery service launched in Christiansburg, Va., last year by Wing, a company owned by Google parent Alphabet. After seeing how quickly her household goods and meals were delivered, she petitioned the company to take on library books, too. The company said yes, and the first books fly out this week. Continue reading