The start of a limited delivery trial in Guangzhou, China, as part of the joint development of a drone cargo service, was announced today at XAG headquarters. Continue reading
Category Archives: Transport
French Postal Service Starts Drone Delivery in the Alps
Delivering a package by air in a small mountain village in the Chartreuse mountains, in just 8 minutes from the valley, this is the feat that is now able to achieve the Post with a drone. The presentation of this regular delivery line by drone took place last Friday in Isère.
Fuel Cell Drone Performs 43 Mile Open Ocean Medical Delivery
Doosan DS30
Last week, members of the team at Guinn Partners worked with Doosan Mobility Innovations, in collaboration with Skyfire Consulting, and the US Department of Health, to execute a 43 mile open ocean medical drone delivery between St. Croix and St. Thomas. Continue reading
Australian Apartment Block to be Built With Flying Taxi Launch Pad
Work will begin next month on Australia’s first residential apartment block to include a vertical take-off and landing space to accommodate flying taxis and delivery drones. Continue reading
Volocopter Presents Heavy-Lift VoloDrone
Christoph Hommet, Chief Engineer VoloDrone
Volocopter, a pioneer in Urban Air Mobility, this week presented the demonstrator of its VoloDrone. This marks the company’s expansion into the logistics, agriculture, infrastructure and public services industry. Continue reading
New Design for Uber Eats Delivery Drone
On Monday, Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate, revealed a new Uber Eats delivery drone design onstage at Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit. The company plans to use this design when it starts testing meal delivery in San Diego next summer. Continue reading
UPS Expands Medical Drone Service to University of Utah Health
UPS Flight Forward will now begin drone flights at the University of Utah Health campus in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah is the first hospital campus expansion after the service was launched at WakeMed’s flagship hospital in Raleigh, N.C. Continue reading
UPS, Kaiser Permanente Team to Transport Healthcare Supplies via Drone
UPS has announced a new drone logistics project with Kaiser Permanente, a leading U.S. healthcare provider and nonprofit health plan. The pilot will explore ways UPS Flight Forward could help transport healthcare supplies between buildings at Kaiser Permanente medical campuses in its 39-hospital network. Continue reading