Marines to Muster 3D-Printed Drones
June 16, 2017
The U.S. Marines plan to deploy a small, unmanned surveillance drone called the Nibbler.
Making Drones Safer By Crashing Into Dummies
March 10, 2017
As drones become more commonplace, the risk of physical harm from an unskilled pilot or out-of-control copter increase, so researchers at Virginia Tech are finding out how to make these...
UPS Drone Meets UPS Delivery Truck
February 22, 2017
UPS has announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns...
Amazon’s Drone Delivery from a Flying Warehouse
December 29, 2016
The e-commerce giant has been awarded a patent that describes a logistics technology it calls "airborne fulfillment center" which essentially is an airship that's capable of flying at altitudes of 45,000...
From Click to Customer Delivery in 13 minutes, Amazon’s Prime Air Drone Trial Begins
December 14, 2016
Amazon has started a Prime Air drone delivery trial in the UK working with two shoppers who can now order their goods by drone, over time Amazon plans to expand...
3D-Printed Car Equipped with Drone-Launching Capabilities
December 1, 2016
Fly Mode features a drone mounted on the rear of the vehicle that, when launched, gives the driver and passenger an unprecedented birds-eye view of the surroundings.
UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone for Urgent Commercial Last Mile Delivery
September 23, 2016
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes...
Mercedes-Benz Vision Van Looks At the Future of Logistics and Last Mile Drone Delivery
September 9, 2016
New strategic future initiative adVANce and Vision Van: Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting the van of the future, and it's intelligent, interconnected, electric, and uses drones for delivery.
Amazon Wants to Put Drone Platforms on Street Lights and Cell Towers
July 21, 2016
For Amazon, which seems determined to lead the field in drone delivery, the answer might come from a recently approved patent: docking stations for drones, installed on existing streetlights and...
Walmart Testing Warehouse Drones to Catalog and Manage Inventory
June 3, 2016
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing drones that it says will help it manage its warehouse inventory more efficiently, and which it said yesterday could be rolled out in the next...
Are Drones the New iPhone?
December 20, 2015
Those working in the drone industry have a lot of support in Silicon Valley with drone start-ups having already raised nearly $200 million in venture capital funding, according to CB Insights,...
Amazon Reveals Impressive Prime Air Drone
November 29, 2015
Yes, Amazon still wants to deliver packages with drones, and we don't blame them - as Jeremy Clarkson explains, using drones to drop off packages could be great for buyers,...
Walmart Seeks Amazon-Like Drones for Delivery
October 27, 2015
Walmart wants to start using drones in an effort to create a more efficient supply chain, and connect their network of stores, distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation fleet a...
U.S. Transportation Announces ‘Drone’ Registration
October 19, 2015
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Logistics Yard Management Systems Integrate Drone Visibility Technology
August 5, 2015
Yard management systems vendors are rolling out new capabilities and incorporating advanced technology to help logistics operations gain better visibility over exactly what's going on in their yards at any...
Amazon’s Top Prime Air Executive Outlines Plans for Delivery Drones to Navigate Skies
July 29, 2015
Amazon has laid out a proposal centered on slicing U.S. airspace into segments for different categories of unmanned delivery aircraft, while keeping them all away from airplanes.
Future of Transportation and Autonomous Flying Cars
July 24, 2015
Terrafugia premiers the new Outer Mold Line for the TF-X™, the four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing hybrid electric aircraft that will make flying easier and safer than ever before.
Amazon’s Plans For Delivery Drones
May 12, 2015
Amazon said it was ready to start commercial drone deliveries as soon as regulations were in place - details about how Amazon's proposed delivery drones may work have now been...
The Low-Tech Anti-Drone Technology at The 2015 Boston Marathon
April 20, 2015
This is not an advanced radar or early-warning detection system - the company's system simply compares sounds it hears to a database of drone sounds - when there's a match,...
Amazon Gets FAA Clearance to Test Delivery Drones
March 19, 2015
The e-commerce giant had threatened to take its research and development overseas.
