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.
Alphabet drone delivery arm Wing launches its largest distribution area yet in Australia, with thousands eligible for delivery through the DoorDash app.
Zipline plans to expand to the U.K., while Wing was approved for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights without visual observers.
The manufacturer of Hexa is now selling the pinwheel-shaped aircraft to law enforcement, first responders, medical providers, and other customers.
An agreement with the British Columbia-based helicopter airline represents the first eVTOL purchase from a Canadian air carrier and Beta’s first sale in the country.
The alliance represents Zipline’s fourth with a major U.S. health system in 2023, following agreements with Intermountain Healthcare, OhioHealth, and Michigan Medicine.
The Google parent’s drone delivery subsidiary has already delivered hundreds of thousands of food, convenience, grocery, and e-commerce items.
Tilt-wing eVTOL manufacturer is targeting prototype flight testing by 2024 and serial production by 2025.