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Autonomous Vehicles and Drones
By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications Autonomous, or driverless, vehicles and drones have hit the main-stream of public consciousness. Hardly a week passes without with the national media breathlessly covering the technologies’ developments, including the good […]
7-Eleven Delivers Slurpee by Drone
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex 7-Eleven and Flirtey just took it to a whole new level. On July 10th, 7-Eleven delivered Slurpees, a chicken sandwich, donuts, hot coffee and candy to the home of a family in […]
Amazon Potentially Docking Drones on Lamp Posts
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator | @mhi_alex Prime Air – The Future In 2013, Amazon announced its plans for Prime Air, a drone delivery system to deliver packages to customer doorsteps in 30 minutes. Right now, Amazon has […]
The FAA Releases Groundbreaking Rules for Commercial Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released rules regulating the use of commercial drones to ensure the flying robot can safely share the skies with commercial aircraft. FAA Guidelines for Commercial Drones: –Operators must be at least 16 years old –Operators must pass an […]
For Supply Chains, the Future is Now
Many were skeptical when online retail giant Amazon announced it was looking into the possibility of delivering goods to private households by drone, but in July 2014, the company’s Prime Air initiative petitioned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for […]
Amazon revises airspace model for safe use of delivery drones
Amazon has proposed a new model on how to safely integrate delivery drones into the air. The model recommends that airspace from 200-400 feet off the ground be exclusively reserved for delivery drones. The next 100 feet above that would be […]