• Walmart to test drone deliveries for health products

    Walmart to test drone deliveries for health products

    Walmart will use drones to deliver health products as it looks to take on Amazon in the skies. The nation’s largest retailer plans to start testing on-demand deliveries of health and wellness items early next year in partnership with Zipline, which already operates drones in Africa, the company announced Monday. The test flights will take …
  • Walmart testing drones to deliver groceries in move to keep up with Amazon

    Walmart testing drones to deliver groceries in move to keep up with Amazon

    Walmart — playing catch-up with Amazon in the high-tech delivery space — said it has begun testing drones to deliver groceries and other household goods. The Arkansas-based retail giant said Wednesday it has launched a pilot in Fayetteville, North Carolina with drone company Flytrex to deliver select grocery items and household essential items. Walmart’s announcement …
  • Amazon gets FAA approval to deliver packages by drone

    Amazon gets FAA approval to deliver packages by drone

    Amazon just got one step closer to sending flying robots to your front door. The Federal Aviation Administration gave the e-commerce colossus approval to make deliveries with drones that could drop off packages within 30 minutes after they’re placed, allowing the e-tailing giant to start conducting drone delivery tests. The FAA granted Amazon’s Prime Air …
  • Chinese Company Suspected of Spying on U.S. Citizens Donates Police Drones to 22 States

    Chinese Company Suspected of Spying on U.S. Citizens Donates Police Drones to 22 States

    A volunteer in protective suits controls a drone to spray disinfectants at Zhengwan village, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus, China January 31, 2020. Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations, the world’s largest maker of drones, has donated drones to 43 law enforcement agencies operating in 22 U.S. states to enforce …