Matternet and UPS have expanded their ground-breaking hospital delivery network, adding North Carolina's Wake Forest Baptist Health medical campus to their operations. Matternet's M2 drone system is enabling the new hospital delivery network, in collaboration with UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF). "The service will use a hub-and-spoke routing model to provide rapid delivery of … [Read more...] about Matternet and UPS Expand Hospital Delivery Network
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Medical Delivery Drones Carry Prescriptions to Florida Customers
Medical delivery drones will carry prescriptions to the homes of CVS customer in a Florida retirement community as a new project by UPS Flight Forward takes off. This week, the carrier announced the project with the drug-store chain to deliver meds across The Villages, a Central Florida community with more than 135,000 residents. Beginning in early May, the venture will … [Read more...] about Medical Delivery Drones Carry Prescriptions to Florida Customers
UPS Drone Delivery: DroneUp Flies to Prove the Case for Coronavirus Response
UPS drone delivery took another big step forward recently. UPS partnered with leading U.S. drone service providers DroneUp, UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), and Workhorse Group to test drone delivery exhaustively - proving the case for drones to take a role in helping medical professionals respond to Covid-19. UPS … [Read more...] about UPS Drone Delivery: DroneUp Flies to Prove the Case for Coronavirus Response
UPS Announces FAA Certification to Operate Drone Airline: “History in the Making”
UPS and the FAA announced that UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. has received a full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. There are four categories of Part 135 certifications, ranging from "Single Pilot" to "Standard." A "Standard operator is a certificate holder that does not have pre-set limits on the available size or scope of their … [Read more...] about UPS Announces FAA Certification to Operate Drone Airline: “History in the Making”
