By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill Eighteen lightweight UAVs sit on takeoff pads in the parking lot of a Walmart store in northwest Houston, ready to be launched on delivery missions. One of the drones takes off vertically and hovers just above the lot while a worker attaches a package to a tether suspended from the UAV. The drone climbs to its cruising altitude of … [Read more...] about Walmart and Wing Launch Major Drone Delivery Expansion from Houston
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Walmart and Wing Bet Big on Drone Delivery With Nationwide Expansion Plan
Walmart and Wing to expand drone delivery into Houston By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Walmart and Wing continued the rollout of their drone delivery collaboration, promising to bring the service to 150 additional stores in locations across the United States, reaching 40 million potential customers, over the next year. The companies plan to open their newest delivery … [Read more...] about Walmart and Wing Bet Big on Drone Delivery With Nationwide Expansion Plan
Amazon Shifts Drone Delivery Strategy to New U.S. Cities
Amazon exits College Station, one of its original drone delivery sites By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Amazon Prime Air has announced it would stop providing drone delivery service in College Station, Texas, one of two original pilot program locations for the service. In a letter to its College Station customers Amazon said its final deliveries in the city would take … [Read more...] about Amazon Shifts Drone Delivery Strategy to New U.S. Cities
BVLOS “Transforms Our Entire Business Model” says Drone Delivery CEO
Flytrex Receives FAA BVLOS Approval, Opening Path to Nationwide Drone Delivery Expansion Flytrex has received authorization from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, becoming only the fourth drone delivery company in the country to achieve this milestone. The approval allows Flytrex to scale its services to … [Read more...] about BVLOS “Transforms Our Entire Business Model” says Drone Delivery CEO
Walmart and Wing Announce Major Drone Delivery Expansion
New partnership aims to bring drone delivery to millions of U.S. households in major metro areas Walmart and drone delivery company Wing have announced what they describe as the world’s largest drone delivery expansion. Over the next year, the service will become available at 100 additional Walmart Supercenters across key U.S. metro areas. By this time next year, customers … [Read more...] about Walmart and Wing Announce Major Drone Delivery Expansion
