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UPS hints at drone ambitions - Light Reading Shipping giant UPS said it is testing drone delivery services in an effort that could have significant implications for the nation's wireless network operators. In a virtual presentation Tuesday at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's Connect...

UPS partners with Wingcopter to develop new multipurpose drone delivery fleet - Tech Crunch UPS is working with German startup Wingcopter to develop a new type of delivery drone, to be used for the logistics company’s growing commercial drone delivery efforts both in the U.S. and globally...

UPS details drone plans in federal exemption request - Freightwaves Transporting medical samples between hospitals and their support facilities will be the initial market play for UPS as it expands into drone delivery services, according to plans filed with federal regulators. The company’s...

UPS wants to bring drone deliveries to hospitals across the US - CNET The shipper's new drone subsidiary, Flight Forward, will focus on urgent-need deliveries, starting with hospital lab tests. UPS is getting much more serious about drone deliveries -- though not quite yet to your home. The...

Amazon drone delivery is still ‘a couple years out,’ drone CEO says - Amazon The sky seemed to be the limit for Amazon (AMZN) when its executive Jeff Wilke said he expects to start “delivering packages via drone to customers within months.” But one logistics CEO says not so fast. “Based on...

See Amazon’s helicopter-plane drone that will make test deliveries soon - Orange County Register The company expects to use it for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting within months. Amazon has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part...

Hospital using drones to fly blood samples between buildings - The Spokesman Review A pioneering use of drones to fly blood samples across a North Carolina hospital campus launched Tuesday in the latest move to expand their roles in business and health care. The short trips between WakeMed...

First FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a groundbreaking new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with...

The drones are coming - Fleet Owner Unmanned aircraft can help with package deliveries, yard and depot surveillance, traffic management, and more. How are drones being used and tested today, and what does it mean for delivery drivers? While testing remains in the early stages, this past summer...

I've heard this rumor for a few months now. Does anyone have any reliable information on it? Is this just a rumor?