Google’s Wing to Use Drones to Fly Blood Between London Hospitals
The drone delivery provider is working with medical logistics firm Apian and the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) to launch a six-month trial.
The drone delivery provider is working with medical logistics firm Apian and the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) to launch a six-month trial.
The manufacturer is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to install electric chargers across the East and Gulf coasts.
Zipline plans to expand to the U.K., while Wing was approved for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights without visual observers.
The alliance represents Zipline’s fourth with a major U.S. health system in 2023, following agreements with Intermountain Healthcare, OhioHealth, and Michigan Medicine.
Most eVTOL manufacturers are looking to provide air taxi services, but Jump Aero wants to help medical professionals cut down on response times.
The Houston-based firm primarily operates helicopter services but is looking to expand its portfolio with aircraft from Elroy and others.
The Google parent’s drone delivery subsidiary has already delivered hundreds of thousands of food, convenience, grocery, and e-commerce items.
The company’s prototype precision dropping system delivered wind turbine parts 20 miles offshore with a 100 percent success rate.