UPS Flight Forward and its partner Matternet this month became the first drone delivery service to receive full certification from the FAA to operate a drone airline.
via drone in Christianburg, Va., where the Department of Transportation has been working with the city to test drone delivery since 2016. The company says it is the first scheduled e-commerce delivery via drone delivery trial in the nation. Customers who opt in for the trial will be able to order health and wellness products from Walgreens.
"This collaboration will test the latest innovation in the last mile of a residential package delivery," said Don Colleran, president and CEO of FedEx Express, "We hope that this latest addition to our delivery options will enhance the last mile service for urgent same-day deliveries, customers in rural or semi-rural areas, and other exceptional delivery needs.
Approximately 13.3 billion parcels are delivered in the U.S. annually, according to logistics data firm Ship Matrix. 72% are under 5 lbs, more than 50% can fit in a mailbox making them compatible with current size and weight restrictions for the majority of commercial drones, according to Ship Matrix President Satish Jindel.
UPS also said it's expanding its medical drone delivery program to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Since March, the shipping company has been using drones to deliver samples, instruments and supplies on the campus of WakeMed Medical Center in Raleigh-Durham, NC. "We are in full fledged deployment and scaling, this is already a business. That's where the value is," said Bala Ganesh, the head of UPS' advanced technology group. "As time evolves we will find other use cases."
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