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The Race for Last Mile Drones

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However, more and more companies are exploring the use of last mile drones, hoping to bring down the cost of deliveries while improving customer service. Here are six last mile drones to be on the lookout for, in no particular order. Flytrex is based in the US and focuses on last mile drones for food delivery.

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Wing Launches America’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

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In a first for drone delivery in the U.S., With an expanded Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wing has become the first company to operate a commercial air delivery service via drone directly to homes in the United States. Through this pilot, Walgreens will be the first U.S.

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Kuehne + Nagel Further Expand their Global Services for BMW Group

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Kuehne + Nagel provides a full scope of warehousing services including physically receiving and handling of incoming goods, storage, picking dealer’s orders, packaging, and shipping. Over 82,000 items are stored at the center with on average 23,000 outbound deliveries being completed each day.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

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Cardinal Health started air delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies via Zipline drone in North Carolina. San Francisco-based Zipline won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for the long-range flights earlier this month.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 10 – 16)

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The company’s theory is that using small electric vehicles instead of trucks propelled by gasoline or diesel engines to bring grocery orders from stores to customers is the key to boosting margins on delivery orders for retailers. Domino’s Pizza has not been shy about testing new technologies to make deliveries.