drone technology
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Freight 101
Six drone delivery use cases and lessons for companies to use
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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News
Today’s Pickup: Over 1,100 fracking wells in the Permian basin went unreported in 2018
Shale oil wells in the Permian basin were underreported by 20 percent; U.S. FDI flows reduce; UPS pursues drone delivery services
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW: Last-mile delivery and drones coming to a house near you
From the manufacturers floor right to your door, technology is ramping up in autonomous and the last-mile delivery space.
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightTech Thursday: Dirty Data and Amazon Drone Delivery
Today on FreightWaves NOW, we are talking tech with two tech nerds. Ken Smith talks dirty data, and what it takes to clean it up.…
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Technology
Medical drone delivery startup Zipline raises $190 million in funding (with video)
Zipline operates autonomous drones across remote areas that are hard to reach by road, airlifting medicines during emergencies.
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Economics
Drones – A Viable Last Mile Delivery Solution?
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,…
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Legal issues
Google drones may soon fly commercially over Virginia
Feds have exempted Wing Aviation from a block of regulations clearing way for an operating permit.
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Canada
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC)
Canada’s 36M people live across 3.8M square miles. The country is looking to drones to make faster delivery possible.
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Air Cargo
UPS and Matternet launch commercial drone deliveries on N.C. hospital campus
Service first FAA-sanctioned drone flight for routine, contractual deliveries.
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News
Atlanta drone solutions startup nabs $7 million in Series A
Pointivo, an Atlanta-based startup that makes artificial intelligence 3D analytics technology, has closed a Series A funding round of $7 million.
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