The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed Wing, an Alphabet-owned drone delivery service, to perform at home deliveries using the vehicles. TechCrunch is reporting that it’s the first time a drone delivery company has earned the distinction, and it’s in partnership with FedEx Express and Walgreens. ...
UPS announced that it has applied for a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 135 certification under a subsidiary business called UPS Flight Forward. It could receive the certification as early as this...
Alphabet-owned drone company Wing is looking to hire at least 24 people to expand the company in an increasingly competitive field, according to a report by CNBC. Wing wants to expand its delivery service in the United States and other countries as well. The company...
To offer “surveillance as a service,” Amazon earned a U.S. patent for an “unmanned aerial vehicle.” It was granted on June 4 after its filing approximately four years ago on June 12, 2015, Quartz reported. An “unmanned aerial vehicle” is drone’s technical terminology, according to...
April 28, 2017
Two big moves in the self-driving space this week. The first comes from Amazon. While the online retail giant has been tossed around in the list of potentials who could make a splash in the self-driving space as part of the company’s larger push to innovate in the broader logistics space, there hadn’t been much […]
October 28, 2019
Alphabet recently held a secret, closed-door meeting with shipping companies like FedEx during what it called the Alphabet Advanced Logistics Summit, according to a report by CNBC. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about potential investments in the field, and new strategies regarding logistics and delivery. Alphabet’s research and development unit, called X, […]
October 20, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed Wing, an Alphabet-owned drone delivery service, to perform at home deliveries using the vehicles. TechCrunch is reporting that it’s the first time a drone...
July 23, 2019
UPS announced that it has applied for a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 135 certification under a...
June 28, 2019
Alphabet-owned drone company Wing is looking to hire at least 24 people to expand the company in an increasingly competitive field, according to a report by CNBC. Wing wants to...
