A British entrepreneur developing the UK’s first autonomous passenger drone says he’ll begin test flights with people on board as early as this year. Continue reading
Category Archives: Transport
Circular Runways for Delivery Drones
The Dutch engineer behind the idea for circular runways at airports has revealed plans to build a test runway for unmanned delivery drones. Henk Hesselink is collaborating with Valkenburg airport, a disused naval base near The Hague, which has ambitions to become a drone innovation centre. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow Gets Compliant Status
Drone Delivery Canada has announced that Transport Canada has accepted the Company’s Declaration of Compliance for the X1000 Sparrow cargo delivery drone. This unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is now compliant with the Transport Canada UAS standard. Continue reading
Reducing Global Air Freight Costs by 50% with Drones
Natilus, a startup based out of California, is looking to provide a solution that allows it to transport freight multiple times faster than when it is shipped across the ocean, at half the price of regular air freight. Continue reading
Mercedes Drone Partnership Makes 100 Deliveries
In a global first, online orders were delivered in Zurich between 25 September and 13 October with the aid of Vans & Drones. In partnership with Matternet and siroop.ch, Mercedes-Benz carried out a unique pilot project to test on-demand delivery of e-commerce orders – and it was a resounding success, particularly as unlike comparable systems this trial of a van and drone solution was carried out over an urban area and over a period of three weeks. Continue reading
Korea Post Makes First Drone Delivery
The Korea Post recently used a drone to deliver a package to a remote southern island, marking South Korea’s first successful aerial delivery. Continue reading
Amazon Drone Would Dismantle itself in Sky
A troubled Amazon delivery drone sheds parts in a patented procedure (U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office)
Amazon has just received a patent outlining a possible plan for “directed fragmentation for unmanned airborne vehicles” used in deliveries. Continue reading
Turkish Post to Begin Drone Deliveries in 2018
Turkey’s national post and telegraph corporation is preparing to begin deliveries by unmanned aerial vehicles, dubbed as drones, within next year. Continue reading