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
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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
Wilhelmsen and F-drones to Deliver 3D Printed Spare Parts in Singapore
Wilhelmsen‘s Marine Products division has signed an MOU with Singapore-based drone delivery provider F-drones, for last mile delivery of its 3D printed spare parts. 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
Medical Delivery Drones Tested in Munich
Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Continue reading
Gas Stations Start Drone Delivery Services in Korea
GS Caltex said that it has launched drone delivery services at its gas stations on Jeju Island, utilizing them as logistics hubs. Continue reading
Efficient Large-Scale Multi-Drone Delivery using Transit Networks
Researchers from Stanford University have devised a way for hundreds of drones to use the bus or trams in an effort to redesign how packages are distributed in cities. Should such a solution ever scale, it could reduce delivery van congestion and energy usage while extending the distance a drone can travel to deliver a package. Continue reading
DroneUp Releases Operation Last-Mile: Critical Drone Delivery Report
DroneUp recently partnered with Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in tests designed to determine how unmanned aerial systems can assist with critical delivery during times of crisis under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 regulations. Continue reading