{"id":169287,"date":"2019-10-22T22:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1808130\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T22:09:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:09:35","slug":"ups-cvs-team-up-to-deliver-prescriptions-via-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/22\/ups-cvs-team-up-to-deliver-prescriptions-via-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"UPS, CVS Team Up to Deliver Prescriptions Via Drone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPS Flight Forward attains FAA’s full approval for drone airline. (Photo Credit: UPS)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

UPS and CVS inked a deal<\/a> to bring drone deliveries to customers’ homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The partnership, which covers other unmanned aerial vehicle use cases, includes dropping prescriptions at the doors of CVS Pharmacy customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPS in September received government approval<\/a> to run a drone airline: The shipping company can fly pilotless aerial vehicles beyond human operators’ visual line of sight\u2014day or night.<\/span><\/p>\n

“As the country’s first fully certified drone airline, UPS Flight Forward is rapidly building a robust customer base and a network of technology partners to galvanize our leadership in drone delivery,” Scott Price, UPS chief strategy and transformation officer, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We will create new logistics and delivery solutions no one has ever considered,” he continued. “Previous industry thinking had been limited to only ground transportation technology. Now we’re thinking in three dimensions.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re always looking to improve convenience for customers through faster, lower-cost, and more efficient delivery models,” CVS Pharmacy President Kevin Hourican added. “Given our focus on innovation, we’re excited to be the first retail health care company to explore drone delivery options with UPS.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Parcel Service previously partnered<\/a> with Matternet to operate daily UAV flights at WakeMed’s hospital campus in Raleigh, N.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advanced FAA authorizations, however, allow the international business to broaden its program beyond healthcare networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Very few businesses have been given the green light under this permit, which is the same one Alphabet’s Wing received in April<\/a>. Amazon and Uber Eats also applied for the designation, but have not yet received consent.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the Part 135 Standard\u2014the FAA’s highest level of certification\u2014the sky’s the limit, literally.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPS Flight Forward can fly as many drones with as many remote pilots as it wants; there are no limitations on the size or scope of proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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