Zipline International Inc., a drone-delivery company that has made thousands of medical drops in Africa, was approved by U.S. regulators to operate as a small air carrier.
June 21, 2022drone
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous 
A drone flies to make a delivery at a Zipline hub in Vobsi, Ghana. (Zipline via Associated Press)
FAA Approves Zipline’s Drone-Delivery Service as Air Carrier
A drone flies to make a delivery at a Zipline hub in Vobsi, Ghana. (Zipline via Associated Press) Business, Technology, Autonomous 
A drone flies to make a delivery at a Zipline hub in Vobsi, Ghana. (Zipline via Associated Press)
US Drone Company Zipline Starts Delivering Medicine in Japan
A drone flies to make a delivery at a Zipline hub in Vobsi, Ghana. (Zipline via Associated Press)TOKYO — Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan.
April 21, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous 
An Alphabet Inc. Google X Project Wing delivery drone flies during a demonstration at Virginia Tech. (Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg News)
Alphabet’s Wing Elevates Adam Woodworth to CEO
An Alphabet Inc. Google X Project Wing delivery drone flies during a demonstration at Virginia Tech. (Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg News)Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit elevated its leading technology official to head the company as it seeks to rapidly expand its drone delivery operations, including in the Dallas suburbs.
February 15, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100 
Walmart and DroneUp join forces to start drone delivery service. (Walmart)
Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine
Walmart and DroneUp join forces to start drone delivery service. (Walmart)Walmart Inc. is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.
November 22, 2021 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
An Alphabet Inc. Google X Project Wing delivery drone flies during a demonstration at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg News)
Alphabet’s Wing Nears 100,000th Package Delivery
An Alphabet Inc. Google X Project Wing delivery drone flies during a demonstration at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg News)Alphabet Inc.’s Wing subsidiary is about to reach a milestone in the fledgling drone-delivery business: Any day now it will deliver its 100,000th package to a customer.
August 25, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous 
Wind turbines at a wind farm. (Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg News)
How Drones Help Workers Inspect Wind Turbines
Wind turbines at a wind farm. (Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg News)Nearthlab’s drones use artificial intelligence and laser technologies to help pinpoint potential damage and reduce the chance of accidents during human inspections of wind turbines.
July 28, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA 
A Deuce Drone is displayed on a landing target mat. (Lawrence Specker/Alabama Media Group)
Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery
A Deuce Drone is displayed on a landing target mat. (Lawrence Specker/Alabama Media Group)A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground.
June 2, 2021 Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous 
Kroger Co.
Kroger Joins Drone Delivery Race With Pilot From Ohio Store
Kroger Co.Kroger Co. is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters.
May 3, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous 
(Chip Chipman/Bloomberg News)
Satellite Firm Develops Long-Distance System for Delivery Drones
(Chip Chipman/Bloomberg News)Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it has found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.
June 11, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous 
A drone launches from Zipline's California test facility. (Roksenhorn/Creative Commons)
Zipline Medical Drones Begin Flying in the US
A drone launches from Zipline's California test facility. (Roksenhorn/Creative Commons)On May 22, before Memorial Day, a six-foot long, red-and-white drone took off from a field in Kannapolis, N.C., flew 15 miles west over suburban Charlotte to Novant Health’s Huntersville Medical Center, and dropped a box of protective masks in a designated spot next to the parking lot.
May 27, 2020