UPS sets new milestone in drone delivery services

According to the company, Monday’s flight was trip No. 1 for a new logistics service created to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones. The addition of drone transport is expected to offer an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical deliv...

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Main Author Leavitt, Wendy
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Published Nashville Endeavor Business Media 28.03.2019
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Aviation
Collaboration
Delivery services
Drones
Health facilities
Hospitals
Life sciences
Logistics
Roads
Transportation services
North Carolina
United States > US
Rwanda
Switzerland
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Abstract According to the company, Monday’s flight was trip No. 1 for a new logistics service created to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones. The addition of drone transport is expected to offer an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs and improve the patient experience with potentially life-saving benefits. [...]Matternet was the first company in the world to be authorized for full operations of drone logistics networks over densely populated areas in Switzerland.
AbstractList According to the company, Monday’s flight was trip No. 1 for a new logistics service created to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones. The addition of drone transport is expected to offer an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs and improve the patient experience with potentially life-saving benefits. [...]Matternet was the first company in the world to be authorized for full operations of drone logistics networks over densely populated areas in Switzerland.
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