Amazon and UPS are squaring up over delivery drones but the approaches are very different
May10
Since Amazon’s early PR stunt about offering drone deliveries from its fulfilment centers to your door, it’s an idea that a few companies continue to consider – UPS, Walmart, and Dominos have all shown an interest in the space. However, nothing that we’ve seen from Amazon so far suggests that any customer-facing service will launch any time soon – even if the regulations were ready right now, battery life and obstacle avoidance in a real-world setting would still be a bit of a problem. To avoid any of these issues, and still get its drone delivery testing underway, UPS says it will…
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