Seattle startup Pandion, led by Amazon Air founder, raises $4.9M to take on modern delivery challenges An Amazon veteran who helped the tech giant take on the explosion in e-commerce retail deliveries is striking out on… Read More
FAA issues safety rules that could smooth the way for Amazon drone deliveries After months of feedback and fine-tuning, the Federal Aviation Administration today issued its final versions of safety rules for drones… Read More
Uber Connect brings package delivery option to app to help get holiday gifts and more across town Even if you’re not hopping in an Uber to visit friends or family during the holidays, the ride-hailing company is… Read More
Two months after launch in Seattle, Parcel Guard delivers new package security features at CES The holidays have come and gone, and perhaps with them some of your intended package deliveries disappeared, too. But Parcel… Read More
Bell shows off an autonomous delivery drone that rivals Amazon’s prototype When it comes to self-flying drones capable of delivering packages, Amazon isn’t the only game in town. Today Bell reported… Read More
Amazon patents a ‘gust resistant location marker’ to defy wind and downdraft in drone deliveries If the winds of change are blowing when it comes to how packages will be delivered to our homes, Amazon… Read More
Amazon rolls out autonomous package-delivery robot ‘Scout’ to a test area north of Seattle Amazon today unveiled a cooler-sized package delivery robot named Scout that it is testing in the Seattle area. Scout is… Read More
Amazon patent covers how to signal a delivery drone (and how it signals back) For an earlier generation, one of the sweetest sounds of summer was the music coming from an ice-cream truck. For… Read More
Protect your Amazon drone-delivered package? There’s an APP airbag for that Seven years after Jeff Bezos had the idea of putting an airbag on your smartphone, Amazon’s inventors have kicked it… Read More
Amazon seeks patent for autonomous ground vehicle that picks up your packages Is a robotic retriever in your future? Amazon thinks so: In a patent application published today, inventors working for the… Read More
Walmart acquires New York-based Parcel to take on Amazon in rapid package delivery Walmart this morning said it has acquired Parcel, a New York company that does scheduled same-day deliveries of packages and… Read More
Sound Transit in talks with Amazon to place package delivery hubs at Seattle-area rail stations Here’s one way for Amazon to reduce package delivery times: decrease the number of places drivers have to go. Traffic… Read More
Amazon to acquire major French parcel-delivery service, as retailer continues to expand logistics capabilities, report says Editor’s Note: The headline on this story has been corrected. An acquisition agreement has not yet been reached, according to the report.… Read More
Is package delivery coming to the trunk of your car? Volkswagen thinks so LAS VEGAS — Receiving packages when you are not home can be hassle. Volkswagen thinks that the trunk of your… Read More
Amazon’s hybrid Prime Air drone breaks new ground, but questions are still up in the air The hybrid drone design that Amazon unveiled over the weekend may be only one of several under consideration for delivering… Read More
Confirmed: Amazon Flex officially launches, and it’s like Uber for package delivery Amazon officially launched its new Amazon Flex package delivery option on Tuesday, taking a page out of Uber’s book by… Read More
