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The Mountain View, California-based drone delivery firm announced an array of new software and hardware updates.

Outlining the next phase of its development, Wing revealed its new approach to fully autonomous urban drone delivery networks.

Cargo drone manufacturer and delivery provider Elroy Air hit a new high after signing a deal with Dublin-based LCI.

See how Walmart — quickly becoming one of the biggest names in drone delivery — and its network fared in 2022.

In yet another drone-related patent filing, Ford is looking at flying within aerial corridors above roads.

The e-commerce giant’s long-awaited drone delivery service finally got off the ground on Christmas Eve.

The Government of Rwanda will enlist Zipline to be able to make autonomous deliveries to the nation’s entire population.

Drone delivery provider Matternet is ready for takeoff after receiving a milestone Production Certificate from the FAA this week.

After launching commercial services in California and Texas, Amazon Prime Air came out with a new delivery drone design.

Delivery drones are showing their last-mile value on a mission to hard-to-reach customers on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Medical drone deliveries

DroneDek and A2Z Drone Delivery are integrating DroneDek’s “mailbox of the future” with A2Z’s Rapid Delivery System drone solution.

Joby will work with Delta to build a service that uses autonomous drones to take passengers to and from the airport.

On a reservation in rural southeastern Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation is building the future of drone delivery.

Together, Valqari and IDU Group are building urban drone infrastructure all the way from the sidewalk to the roofs of skyscrapers.

Ranking the best (and worst) states for drone delivery in 2022

Drone systems operator American Robotics gets milestone approval and waiver from the FAA.

When it comes to drone delivery, some states are better prepared than others. Here are all of them ranked.

Delivery radius expands from 1 to 2 nautical miles

Los Angeles-based A2Z Drone Delivery has introduced a flexible new delivery system that can handle up to 22 pounds of payload.

Amazon must complete 7,000 test flights as part of a federal regulatory requirement for durability and reliability.

The high-tech mailbox from DroneDek handles both traditional mail and drone deliveries.

Flytrex can now reach 100,000 eligible customers after the FAA signed off on doubling its delivery radius.

Wing, the drone delivery arm of Alphabet, is laying out flight plans with an array of advanced aircraft prototypes.

Bay Area-based Elroy Air just signed another agreement to deliver an order of its Chaparral aircraft.

Amazon announced that some 3,500 residents in the town of Lockeford, California, will be the first eligible customers to receive packages delivered by drone within 30 minutes

Proposed network would be world’s largest commercial drone deployment

Pilot brings drone delivery to Purdue University’s Alexander Field

Drone company and restaurant partner Brinker International launch delivery service in Granbury

Alphabet subsidiary Wing will deliver products from Walgreens and other retailers to customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.

Revived Soldiers Ukraine placed an order for up to 200 drones from Canada-based Draganfly

Germany’s Wingcopter struck a deal with aerial medical services company Spright to deliver medical supplies to underserved areas of the U.S. via drone.

Straight from the mouths of executives at Flytrex, DroneDek, Zipline and Draganfly, here are predictions on where drone delivery will be in five years.

The drone delivery company gets a big boost in North Carolina, where it now covers about 10,000 households with its delivery service.

The FAA has greenlighted the Drone Racing League to take the lead on drone safety as the first-ever UAS event organizer and the newest member of the agency’s Partnership for Safety Plan.

In some drone delivery consolidation, DroneUp acquired digital airspace and automation company AirMap and its airspace traffic management technology.

DroneDek CEO Dan O’Toole spoke to Modern Shipper about his pleas to the FAA and how drones can solve the supply chain backlog.

DroneDek, maker of the smart mailbox, signed a deal with Indian manufacturing conglomerate BEL to start distributing smart receptacles around the globe.

The Drone Racing League and Draganfly are launching DRL Labs, a testing ground for automation, sensor technology, AI and other drone tech.

Zipline is known for its work providing humanitarian assistance to remote communities, and it’s now coming to Pea Ridge, Arkansas.

Drones have suddenly been thrust into a crucial position in the humanitarian supply chain, and Elroy Air is the latest company to use drones to deliver aid.

The backyard drone delivery company just completed its third expansion in the state and is nearing airplane certification from the FAA.

Wing, the drone delivery subsidiary of Alphabet, just announced a partnership with Walgreens to deliver in densely populated areas.

The Singapore-based advanced aerial mobility company wants to fly humans around in autonomous, hydrogen-powered passenger drones.

In this final Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper spoke with Chairman and CEO Dan O’Toole of DroneDek, the maker of the mailbox of the future.

In this week’s Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper talked to Elroy Air CEO and co-founder David Merrill.

Modern Shipper spoke to Matternet CEO Andreas Raptopoulos about his vision to bring drone delivery to cities around the world.

In the second installment of Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper sat down with Volansi CEO Will Roper.

For this first installment of Drone Disruptors, a series about the movers and shakers in the world of drone startups, Modern Shipper sat down with Flytrex CEO Yariv Bash.

Commercial drone highways are gaining traction, but not everyone thinks they’re the way forward.

Like it or not, drones are entering your airspace across the United States, and they’re delivering a wide range of merchandise

South Korea-based Pablo Air finds a new U.S. testing ground.

These 5 airdrops point to an exciting future for the drone industry.

The United States’ resident delivery colossus could unveil a game-changing last-mile solution.

UPS is partnering with companies like Zipline to take advantage
of drone technology to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines.

AgEagle CEO Michael Drozd discusses the kinds of situations in which drones will play a role in the short term — and how those roles will evolve in the longer term.

A new report from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University identifies which states are best prepared for commercial drone adoption.

GoFor Industries will work with Aurora Aerial on a drone delivery test program, starting in Canada before expanding into other markets.

Walmart partners with drone delivery company Flytrex to deliver select items from its stores.

Drone technology provider to UPS Flight Forward aims for unmanned aircraft systems certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

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Drone use for package deliveries is expected to remain largely grounded by regulatory and infrastructural hurdles during the next few years, according to Frost and Sullivan.

Wingcopter is a German-based startup that manufactures drones that attain maximum speeds of 150 mph with a 75-mile range.

Drones can speed up delivery times dramatically, but for the technology to be commercialized, a number of regulatory hurdles need to be cleared.

The two companies are exploring opportunities in the logistics market.

The use of drones and other technology will help ports streamline operations, increase safety and vigilance for drugs and pollution.

U.K.-based drone technology startup Skyports operates across London, Los Angeles and Singapore today and plans to be a leader in urban aerial mobility.

Drones may be one of the key answers to last-mile delivery. Read about how drones are being used around the world.

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From the manufacturers floor right to your door, technology is ramping up in autonomous and the last-mile delivery space.

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Zipline operates autonomous drones across remote areas that are hard to reach by road, airlifting medicines during emergencies.

A few years ago the idea of using drones for last-mile delivery were just an idea. But the idea is becoming a reality in China, Indonesia and now the USA. Read Market Expert Cathy Roberson’s views on the use of drones for last-mile delivery.

Feds have exempted Wing Aviation from a block of regulations clearing way for an operating permit.

Canada’s 36M people live across 3.8M square miles. The country is looking to drones to make faster delivery possible.

Service first FAA-sanctioned drone flight for routine, contractual deliveries.

Pointivo, an Atlanta-based startup that makes artificial intelligence 3D analytics technology, has closed a Series A funding round of $7 million.

Chinese ecommerce behemoth JD.com is turning delivery schedules up a notch by introducing delivery drones in Indonesia and completing its first “government approved” drone delivery earlier this month.

Shipping trends of 2019 are requiring established freight carriers to evolve their operational models. UPS is developing more super-hubs to facilitate growth through handling more high margin shipments.

Increased electric vehicle adoption could lead to higher fuel taxes; drone deliveries could be a nuisance to neighborhoods; EU believes that the U.K. might vote in favor of the Brexit agreement this January.

Zipline has focused on humanitarian needs, delivering medical supplies to rural communities around the world.

The cost, size, complexity and power consumption of the supercomputers and sensors on each car are the main factors preventing today’s autonomous cars from scaling.