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Drone deliveries take off in rural regions of Wuhan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drone deliveries take off in rural regions of Wuhan

China Daily  

By scanning a QR code at a service station, Li Xinpeng had his parcels delivered by an unmanned vehicle, thanks to the launch of the first rural drone delivery route in Wuhan, Hubei province. "Sometimes a delivery journey would have taken me over 40 minutes on my motorcycle," remarked Liu Jianying, a courier from the Xinzhou subsidiary of China Post …

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The army of robots that could replace the food delivery man: How AI droids could soon take groceries to millions of homes across Britain as Amazon UK announces new drone scheme (but beware of the bots
1 year, 2 months ago

The army of robots that could replace the food delivery man: How AI droids could soon take groceries to millions of homes across Britain as Amazon UK announces new drone scheme (but beware of the bots

Daily Mail  

Delivery workers could soon be axed in favour of robots bringing shopping to our front doors at the click of a button - with drones also set to drop off Amazon packages for Britons. Starship Technologies are sending robots in the place of humans to deliver groceries around the world The robots are operating in UK locations such as Cambridge, …

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Amazon will start delivering packages in the UK by DRONE in under an hour next year as tech giant vows to roll out scheme in Italy and the US
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon will start delivering packages in the UK by DRONE in under an hour next year as tech giant vows to roll out scheme in Italy and the US

Daily Mail  

Amazon will start delivering packages by drone in just under an hour around the UK next year. The technology giant said the service would begin from one of its UK same-day delivery sites, but is keeping the location secret for now. The technology giant said the service would begin from one of its UK same-day delivery sites, but is keeping …

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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

The Hindu  

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. Amazon spokesperson Jessica Bardoulas said the company has made thousands of deliveries since launching the service, and is expanding it to include prescriptions based in part on customer requests. Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin …

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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

Associated Press  

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company’s Prime Air division began testing drone deliveries of common household items last December in College Station and Lockeford, California. Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin Gupta says the U.S. health care system generally …

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Coming soon to your doorstep: Drone-delivered prescriptions from Amazon
1 year, 2 months ago

Coming soon to your doorstep: Drone-delivered prescriptions from Amazon

LA Times  

Amazon customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order. Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to offer drone deliveries for medications. The company’s Prime Air division began testing drone deliveries of common household items in December …

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A drone expert explains the challenges startups will face with drone based deliveries
2 years, 7 months ago

A drone expert explains the challenges startups will face with drone based deliveries

Firstpost  

As fascinating as drones are, the regulations around buying, importing and using drones have been a quagmire for quite some time, especially for enthusiasts. With a number of food and grocery delivery startups as well as established e-commerce players planning to get into drone based deliveries, we need strong players in the Indian market, who have developed the technology indigenously. …

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Girl Scout cookies take flight in Virginia drone deliveries
3 years, 8 months ago

Girl Scout cookies take flight in Virginia drone deliveries

Associated Press  

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? Wing said it began talking to local Girl Scout troops because they’ve been having a harder time selling cookies during the pandemic, when fewer people are out and about. “I’m excited that I get to be a part of history,” said 11-year-old Gracie Walker, of the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Troop …

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Drones are poised to reshape home design
4 years, 1 month ago

Drones are poised to reshape home design

Live Mint  

Let’s say you want a hamburger. Architects and builders might have to rethink overall home design to accommodate remote delivery, with drone landing pads mounted on curbside mailboxes, built onto rooftops or perched on windowsills. While the possibility of air taxis is years away, “I could see package delivery as happening sooner,” says developer Dan Kodsi, chief executive of Royal …

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Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone
4 years, 4 months ago

Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones. Back in December 2013, Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos said in a TV interview that drones would be flying to customer’s homes within five years. Last …

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Walgreens, Google affiliate to launch drone delivery test
5 years, 3 months ago

Walgreens, Google affiliate to launch drone delivery test

Associated Press  

Walgreens and a Google affiliate are testing drone deliveries that can put drugstore products on customer doorsteps minutes after being ordered. The drone will be run by Wing Aviation LLC, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc. “We’re taking a 10-pound aircraft to move a three-pound package through the sky,” Wing CEO James Ryan Burgess said. Burgess told reporters Thursday …

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Google’s Wing Aviation gets FAA OK for drone deliveries
5 years, 8 months ago

Google’s Wing Aviation gets FAA OK for drone deliveries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone. The approval from the Federal Aviation Administration means that Wing can operate commercial drone flights in part of Virginia, which it plans to begin later this year. Wing said the approval “means that we can begin a commercial service delivering goods from …

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