Unilever, the world’s largest ice cream manufacturer, reports at-home ice cream sales have increased 26% in Q2, bolstered by Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum. In 2017, Unilever launched an instant ice cream delivery service called Ice Cream Now. Earlier this year, Unilever announced partnerships with Terra Drone and Deliverect to […]
On July 7, Rouses Markets announced it would test grocery via unmanned drone this fall. Rouses is partnering with last-mile delivery drone startup Deuce Drone to conduct a test flight at a store in Mobile, Alabama. The pandemic has accelerated a consumer trend towards online grocery ordering and delivery, and […]
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rubber-stamped a trial for drones to ferry coronavirus tests and personal protective equipment to a hospital on the Isle of Mull, off the coast of Scotland. Skyports, the company running the trial, says if it’s successful it will expand to using drones to […]
UPS and CVS announced on April 27 that they will deliver prescriptions by drone starting early May. They will start by delivering medications to a retirement community in Florida, beginning in May. This is the latest instalment in the competition between UPS, FedEx, Amazon, and Alphabet to launch regular drone […]
A man in San Francisco delivered a roll of toilet paper to his friend via drone. A video posted to Twitter shows the drone with a toilet paper roll dangling feet below zooming toward the recipient on his apartment patio. The interaction is a lighthearted example of how hunkered-down residents […]
The US Department of Transportation said Tuesday it granted its first full Part 135 certification for a drone airline to UPS. UPS currently conducts drone deliveries at a large hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. It will now be able to operate drones anywhere in the country – an industry first. […]
UPS on Tuesday announced its new drone subsidiary business, UPS Flight Forward Inc., has applied for Part 135 certification. That certification would allow UPS to operate drone delivery routes throughout the US. In March, UPS became the first company to launch regular, revenue-generating drone deliveries in the US. Visit Business […]
Amazon revealed a new drone at its Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The new device can fly up to 15 miles, deliver packages up to 5 pounds, and get deliveries to customers within 30 minutes. Amazon said the new drone would be able to make deliveries within 30 […]
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has launched a new innovation team, which is helping Amazon to test its drone delivery system. A Civil Aviation Authority spokesman told Business Insider that it will begin with virtual tests, but in the future, it will look to do physical tests. Amazon CEO Jeff […]
In December, the Wall Street Journal reported that Wing – the drone delivery company that spun out from Google – was annoying residents in the Australian town where it tests its services. On Friday, a Wing spokesperson confirmed with Business Insider that it has begun testing a quieter drone that […]
As CEO and cofounder of Zipline, Keller Rinaudo is working to build a drone delivery service that gives citizens of the world’s most remote regions access to lifesaving medical care. Zipline has been working with the African nation of Rwanda, known for its mountainous geography, unpredictable weather, and poor transport […]
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