DroneUp Downsizing Walmart Delivery Network in 3 States
The decision to cease operations in Arizona, Utah, and Florida comes as the partners hone in on Dallas-Fort Worth as a drone delivery hub.
The decision to cease operations in Arizona, Utah, and Florida comes as the partners hone in on Dallas-Fort Worth as a drone delivery hub.
Dennis Winn, 72, faces a felony charge after firing on a drone he says flew over his home.
Through an integration with its partners, the multinational corporation later this month will give Dallas/Fort Worth-based app users the option to order drone delivery.
The DroneUp Ecosystem includes a next-generation drone platform, autonomous software, and ground infrastructure.
The drone delivery company will no longer be required to have a pilot or visual observer watch its aircraft in the sky.
The retailer and partners Zipline and Wing will deliver to three-quarters of the area’s population using drones.
The company, owned by Google parent Alphabet, gave FLYING an inside look at its new service outside Dallas as drone delivery gathers momentum in the U.S.
Both companies have a drone delivery presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area—they’re now joining forces.
A ‘small percentage of the team’ has been let go, according to company CEO Tom Walker.
The partnership with Iris Automation will create a cell tower-like network.