by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2022 | Africa, Delivery, Drones
Africa-focused e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies has partnered with drone-delivery startup Zipline to deliver household items to remote areas of Ghana, the companies said on Thursday. The venture will combine San Francisco-based Zipline’s automated, on-demand...
by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2022 | Delivery, Drones
Wing, the drone delivery company operated by Google parent Alphabet, unveiled a series of new prototype aircraft designed to handle a variety of payloads. The company said the new drones will share the same underlying components with the aircraft currently in use...
by dankeelan | Jun 23, 2022 | Delivery, Drones
Amazon has long talked about its desire to deliver packages via drone, but citizens of Lockeford, Calif., where the company will begin testing the service for the first time, say they were caught by surprise by news the sky would be buzzing with robotic...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, Featured
An article titled “Impact of Autonomous Vehicle Assisted Last-Mile Delivery in Urban to Rural Settings” determines that this technology reduces the completion time of delivery tours and provides the most cost-effective business model. It appears...
by dankeelan | Mar 31, 2022 | Delivery, Drones, Featured
Starting next year, the delivery company is testing out an autonomous cargo drone from Bay Area aircraft startup Elroy Air. The hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing plane (that means it doesn’t need a runaway and is more like a helicopter) will take...
by dankeelan | Feb 24, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, Safety
If we are talking about delivery vehicles, the truth is driverless vehicles make a lot of sense. With no one in the cabin, these machines can be kept to minimal physical dimensions and could be easier and cheaper to operate than traditional delivery trucks and vans....
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