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Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) are the two largest American companies in online retail. The rivalry has now set its new sights on online drone delivery: Who will be the first to conquer the skies? Amazon Drone Delivery: When then-CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos appeared on 60...

So far in the Drone Disruptors series, we've taken a look at two distinctly different players in the drone delivery space. Israel-based Flytrex hopes to become the drone of the U.S. suburbs, flying over residential neighborhoods and airdropping cups of coffee to your backyard. Then there's Volansi...

Set in 2062, "The Jetsons'" whimsical world of flying cars and robot housekeepers captivated young viewers with a high-tech future. But Hanna-Barbera got it wrong: At least part of that future may be four decades early. No longer the stuff of science fiction, highways in the sky are a very real...

A2Z Drone Delivery is already seeing success with its Rapid Delivery System (RDS1) tether drop system, and now it is adding a dual-drop commercial drone to complete the package. The company on Wednesday announced the commercial launch of the RDSX for drone delivery applications. The RDSX was...

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The supply chain fantasy is the ability to deliver directly to every person anywhere in the world. Drone manufacturer Zipline wants to make that dream a reality and Thursday announced its $250 million in new funding led by Baillie Gifford with participation from past investors Temasek and Katalyst...

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is getting into the drone business. The company announced on Thursday that it was making an investment in DroneUp, a provider of drone services. The announcement appeared on the company's corporate blog in a post written by John Furner, CEO and president of Walmart U.S. "Last...

Just one month after announcing it would begin drone delivery service in Centerville, Ohio, grocery chain Kroger (NYSE: KR) officially kicked off the service on Wednesday, according to a report in the Journal-News. The drone service, provided by Drone Express, a division of Telegrid Technologies,...

Wingcopter, a Germany-based developer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, has introduced the Wingcopter 198, a first-of-its-kind, all-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing, fixed-wing drone that can make three deliveries per flight.  "We applied the many years of experience with the...

A Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ: WKHS) spokesperson told Benzinga that a Friday rumor circulating among traders is not confirmation of approval for its new HorseFly drone product.  What Happened: Shares of Workhorse hit an intraday high of $14.30 Friday morning after investors and traders...

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday named a dozen new members to its Drone Advisory Committee, including officials from Amazon and American Airlines. The private-sector panel meets regularly to advise the Federal Aviation Administration on how to safely integrate unmanned aircraft...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, the U.S. International Trade Commission has been asked to investigate whether Mexico-based cross-border trucking operations are hurting U.S. long-haul truckers. Plus, Workhorse Group continues to...

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is advancing several programs for cargo drones, including plans to launch revenue-generating package deliveries this month from DSV Panalpina A/S's 1.1 million-square-foot import/export distribution center near Toronto. The Danish logistics provider's international...

Elroy Air on Dec. 16 announced the release of the Chaparral, an unmanned hybrid electric aircraft capable of carrying up to 300 pounds of cargo over 300 miles without the need for airports.  Founded in 2016 by David Merrill,  Elroy Air has worked to create system applications for air cargo...

DB Digital Ventures, the venture capital arm of German train operator Deutsche Bahn, has announced an investment in Skyports, a U.K.-based drone technology startup that is taking the aerial route to transport people and cargo. DB Digital Ventures is a pan-global venture capital firm that invests...