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
Category Archives: Transport
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
Flirtey Pioneers Drone Defibrillator Delivery
Flirtey, a drone delivery service, and REMSA, a community-integrated emergency medical services provider, have announced a partnership to launch the first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone delivery service in the United States. Continue reading
Alibaba’s Drones Deliver Packages to Islands
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced that it has used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, to deliver packages over water for the first time. Continue reading
Workhorse N-Gen Electric Van Features Integrated HorseFly Package Delivery Drone
Workhorse Group Inc., an American technology company focused on providing electric mobility solutions to the commercial transportation sector, today announced it has commenced implementation of agreements to test and operate its new N-Gen electric van. Continue reading
Vans & Drones in Zurich: Mercedes-Benz, Matternet and siroop Start Pilot Delivery Project
Mercedes-Benz Vans, US drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace siroop have started a pilot project in Zurich to test an efficient van and drone-based system for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. Continue reading
Mail & Medicine Drone Delivery Experiment in Botswana
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) through its Department of Computer Science and Information Systems in the process of launching drones that would assist with community service in Palapye and surrounding areas. This is part of the strategy to demonstrate the effectiveness of technology in delivering services. Continue reading