drone technology

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...

After months of testing drone delivery to designated pickup locations, Flytrex is now able to take the next step — delivering to the customer's yard. The Israeli-based company announced Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved its request to fly drones over people,...

Less than a month after Wingcopter introduced the world's first triple-drop capable drone delivery system, San Francisco-area Skycart has gone a step further, announcing a drone capable of making four deliveries in a single flight. The Skycart Nimbus can deliver by line, parachute or ground...

The ability of regulators to safely and efficiently integrate millions of commercial and pleasure drones into low-altitude airspace will depend on the success of a strategy familiar to virtually everyone in the freight industry: exception management. That is the view of Parimal H. Kopardekar,...

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves' DroneWaves Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The role of underwater drones in the supply chain DETAILS: Diving into the deep with a look at uses for underwater drones from shipwrecks to science  SPEAKER: Sam Macdonald, president of Deep Trekker Inc....

In March, residents in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland, started buying the latest Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. For some, the enthusiasm of a new phone was only part of the joy; the delivery of that phone added a new layer of excitement to the purchase. The devices were...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued new rules on Monday that make way for the commercial use of drones. The official press release claims that approximately 203,000 pilots are certified to conduct remote flights, and close to 1.7...

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...

Expedited delivery has been the primary focal point of last-mile delivery networks of late, as ecommerce businesses rush to make ‘lightning-fast delivery promises' one of their prime differentiators from rival brands. The pressure to deliver quickly has led businesses to move their warehouses much...

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...

The Federal Aviation Administration's drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn't want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the latest federal guidance for automated vehicles aimed at integrating the technology into the nation's transportation system. AV 4.0 — Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies, a joint White House and U.S. Department of...

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Until the advent of drones, helicopters were the only option for aerial tasks that required remaining stationary in midair or called for low-flying flexibility not...