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Kathleen Martin
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DroneUp acquires AirMap: combining global airspace management with DroneUp’s network, fleet, and infrastructure.
Tom Walker, DroneUp’s CEO, doesn’t do things by halves. DroneUp has grown swiftly as a drone services provider; developing proprietary software, infrastructure, and a robust, well-trained pilot network. They’ve been instrumental in defining the boundaries of what can be accomplished within the confines of existing regulations, showing value while flying within visual line of sight (VLOS). With a major investment from one of the world’s largest retailers – Walmart – DroneUp has secured a place on the front lines of drone delivery, establishing the first multi-site Walmart drone delivery operation – and setting the stage for one of the first large scale drone delivery programs in the world.
Walmart presents an opportunity for drone delivery services on a huge scale in the U.S. Walmart has unique advantages in the drone delivery realm. Unlike Amazon drone delivery programs, which naturally struggle to reconcile the distance between warehouses and customers, 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store. And, as the pandemic shows, those customers are becoming more accustomed to ordering items for delivery or pickup, rather than shopping in the retail environment. Now, as DroneUp acquires AirMap, the company is buying technology that will enable them to push rapidly forward toward expanding drone services beyond visual line of sight – quickly.
Continue reading: https://dronelife.com/2021/12/07/droneup-acquires-airmap-another-move-towards-drone-ops-on-a-very-very-big-scale/
Tom Walker, DroneUp’s CEO, doesn’t do things by halves. DroneUp has grown swiftly as a drone services provider; developing proprietary software, infrastructure, and a robust, well-trained pilot network. They’ve been instrumental in defining the boundaries of what can be accomplished within the confines of existing regulations, showing value while flying within visual line of sight (VLOS). With a major investment from one of the world’s largest retailers – Walmart – DroneUp has secured a place on the front lines of drone delivery, establishing the first multi-site Walmart drone delivery operation – and setting the stage for one of the first large scale drone delivery programs in the world.
Walmart presents an opportunity for drone delivery services on a huge scale in the U.S. Walmart has unique advantages in the drone delivery realm. Unlike Amazon drone delivery programs, which naturally struggle to reconcile the distance between warehouses and customers, 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store. And, as the pandemic shows, those customers are becoming more accustomed to ordering items for delivery or pickup, rather than shopping in the retail environment. Now, as DroneUp acquires AirMap, the company is buying technology that will enable them to push rapidly forward toward expanding drone services beyond visual line of sight – quickly.
Continue reading: https://dronelife.com/2021/12/07/droneup-acquires-airmap-another-move-towards-drone-ops-on-a-very-very-big-scale/
