In a bid to expedite its last-mile delivery channels, Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has announced a partnership with on-demand drone delivery company Flytrex to carry select items from its stores to consumers' doorsteps.  In a statement, Tom Ward, senior vice president of customer products at Walmart...

Drones are proving to have many useful applications during a pandemic, not the least of which is delivering goods to minimize physical interaction and the spread of the coronavirus. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) on Monday said it will use a Matternet M2 drone system to make short-...

Workhorse Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) is seeking additional patent protection for its truck-mounted Horsefly delivery drone because customers say touchless delivery will carry over beyond the coronavirus pandemic to life after the health crisis. "In the last several months we have seen significant...

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) has announced a collaboration with Wingcopter, a German-based electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft startup, to scale up its drone delivery operations in the U.S. and across the world. Wingcopter will be working with UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), the...

Drone Delivery Canada (TSX-V:FLT) will establish a hub at Edmonton International Airport, which it says will be the first of its kind in the world. DDC announced an agreement with the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority on October 29, saying it would be the first of its kind in the world. ...

Electric truck maker Workhorse Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) is selling its Surefly flying car project to aerospace and defense contractor Moog Inc. (NYSE: Moog.A) for $4 million and forming a joint venture with Moog to boost its truck-based drone delivery efforts. Workhorse had been trying to sell the...

Good day, Drone Delivery Canada has reached a deal with DSV Panalpina (CSX:DSV) to deploy its cargo drone system at the global logistics provider's Canadian headquarters in a significant milestone toward commercial viability.  Toronto-based DDC said sales partner Air Canada (TSX:AC) helped secure...

Today on FreightWaves NOW, we are talking tech with two tech nerds. Ken Smith talks dirty data, and what it takes to clean it up. Lincoln Duff talks about Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new drone technology and what it means for last-mile delivery.

Last-mile drone delivery in the United States is heating up with the addition of a request by Uber to operate a food service in San Diego. An application filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by Luke Fischer, Head of Flight Operations for Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) affiliate...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said today it has begun an unmanned drone service to deliver blood samples across the campus of a North Carolina-based hospital system. This is the first time the U.S. government has approved a drone's use for routine commercial flights under a contractual agreement, UPS...

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) announced on Monday that its UPS Foundation formed a partnership with Zipline, a California-based robotics company and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to jointly explore the use of drones to deliver life-saving medicines, blood and vaccines. The UPS Foundation is...