drone technology

The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities could have far-reaching consequences for ocean shipping. While there are significant demand implications for tankers, there are also broader impacts for other segments, including for fuel pricing, chartering sentiment and possibly even knock-on...

Earlier this week, Nevada-based company Flirtey unveiled The Eagle drone delivery system, which will help Flirtey further its mission to  "save lives and change lifestyles by making delivery instant for everyone." Flirtey is an independent drone delivery service and made history in 2015 by...

Transporting medical samples between hospitals and their support facilities will be the initial market play for UPS Inc (NYSE: UPS) as it expands into drone delivery services, according to plans filed with federal regulators. The company's drone unit, UPS Flight Forward, announced plans earlier...

North Dakota is known for its sparse population, but also for its drones.  A new partnership between Xcel Energy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows drones to inspect power lines out of human sight in eight states – Colorado, Michigan, MInnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South...

Traffic congestion, road work and limited parking options are among the many things delivery drivers deal with when bringing cargo to customers. Delivering things by drone could address all those challenges and others. Drone delivery is still in the early stages, but some companies are...

After the June unveiling of its "hybrid" design drone in Las Vegas, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is now asking for relief from federal regulations for commercial deliveries. According to a petition published on August 8 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Amazon Prime Air, the company...

Electric van maker Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS)  reported a huge second quarter paper loss on Tuesday, August 6, because of a run-up in its share price that followed a tweet by President Trump in May. But for the first time, the company said that acquiring a closed General Motors assembly...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) late Tuesday rolled out extensive changes to its product portfolio that include ground pick-ups and deliveries on Sundays for the first time in its history, a new commercial drone unit and an application with the federal government to expand U.S. drone operations, extended...

Good day, The website says it all: "Flying is complex." And with that, Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), has introduced an app that it believes could form the basis for an air traffic control system for drones. The OpenSky app is now available in the Google Play...

Residents have robotic drones in their sights… literally Some Australians apparently think that drones are being put in the sky so as to give the local residents the  opportunity to carry out a bit of target practice. Local police in the nation's capital, Canberra, say they are about to press...

From the manufacturers floor right to your door, technology is ramping up in autonomous and the last-mile delivery space.

The sweeping possibilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were evident from the time they were envisioned. However, their relevance in commercial use cases had largely been non-existent until recently, as the technologies powering such systems were hazy at best. However, with the rise of...

Drone Delivery Canada (TSXV:FLT) has appointed a new CEO less than a week after announcing a partnership with Air Canada. Michael Zahra, a senior vice president, replaced Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) co-founder Tony Di Benedetto, the Toronto company announced June 10. Di Benedetto remains with the...

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...