Two Hudson County men were charged with using drones to smuggle drugs and other contraband to inmates at the Fort Dix federal prison in Burlington County, authorities said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Transport
Volansi Hires Former Amazon PrimeAir Co-Founder as CTO
Volansi, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery service, has announced its recent hire of Daniel Buchmueller as Chief Technology Officer. Buchmueller, a pioneering force within the drone delivery industry, will spearhead engineering efforts at Volansi, as well as set the direction for the company’s future unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and systems technology. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Robin XL With Automatic Cargo Deployment Capabilities
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ has announced that it will begin testing of its Robin XL (Robin). The Robin has a lifting capability of 25lbs of payload, a travel range of 60km and is designed for harsher climates. Continue reading
Irish Aviation Authority Questions Dublin Food Drone Delivery Service
The Irish Aviation Authority says that Manna Aero may not get permission to launch a full food drone delivery service in Dublin, as it hopes to do. The regulatory view may pour some cold water on one of the biggest drone service launches in Europe this year. Continue reading
Lufthansa Helps Drone Transport for Medical Samples
The joint research project Medifly, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), successfully demonstrated the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for acute transportation of medical samples in Hamburg. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Starts Testing Heavy-Lift, Long-Range Cargo Delivery Drone
Condor
Drone Delivery Canada has announced that it will begin the commercialization of the Condor. The Condor has a lifting capability of 180 kgs (400 lbs) of payload, a travel range of 200 kms and an operating speed of 120kph. Continue reading
Drones to Deliver Spares to Wind Turbines at Sea
Together, ESVAGT, Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted are developing a drone-based solution for the delivery of spare parts and tools from vessel to offshore wind turbine. Continue reading
Yale Students Get Snacks by Drone on Campus
Hungry college students now have a new way of receiving snacks and sundries: drone-based package drops across campus without a delivery fee. Continue reading