Agricultural drone company AgEagle Aerial Systems has landed a two-year contract manufacturing agreement with Chicago drone delivery startup Valqari, LLC . The deal will allow AgEagle to produce Valqari’s recently released Drone Delivery Station – a landing solution with six separate storage units to accommodate multiple deliveries or pickups. A recent Valqari press … [Read more...] about AgEagle Soars into Drone Delivery Manufacturing Deal
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Drone Delivery Canada, U of Toronto, Ford Launch Research Project
Drone Delivery Canada will soon test an automated drone in cooperation with one of the nation’s most prestigious research institutes. The Toronto-based company announced the research agreement this week with the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies in cooperation with automaker Ford. The group will test an automated drone as it tracks and lands on a moving … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Canada, U of Toronto, Ford Launch Research Project
Autonomous Delivery: Long Range Drone Delivery Emerges as Fast Growing Segment
Long range drone delivery - greater than 20 kilometers or about 12 miles - is emerging as a fast growing in the autonomous delivery market, according to a new research report. Short range autonomous delivery has gotten a lot of press recently as companies like Walmart, Amazon, Wing, and UPS engage in high profile drone delivery trials. During the current COVID crisis, … [Read more...] about Autonomous Delivery: Long Range Drone Delivery Emerges as Fast Growing Segment
Drone Delivery Canada Explores New Markets in Kenya
Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is taking its business concept to Kenya. Under an agreement brokered by Air Canada, the company will work with Kenyan startup Astral Aerial Solutions Limited to grow the African nation’s drone delivery market. “There are numerous potential applications from traditional last-mile cargo to mining, oil and gas, healthcare, humanitarian aid … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Canada Explores New Markets in Kenya
EHang’s Heavy Lift Drone for Short to Medium Haul Deliveries
EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH), the world's leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, has unveiled the EHang 216L. EHang's heavy lift drone is ideal for short-to-medium-haul air logistics - both in cities and rural areas. The EHang 216L can carry a payload of 200kg - about 440 pounds - which EHang says is, as far as they know, the largest … [Read more...] about EHang’s Heavy Lift Drone for Short to Medium Haul Deliveries
