DoorDash says its new drone can get food to you in under five minutes

DoorDash has revealed more details of its drone program, while Amazon is facing noise complaints over its drones.

Flock drones with cameras deployed as first responders in some US cities amid privacy concerns

U.S. cities consider deploying Flock drones that automatically respond to emergency calls. However, other jurisdictions are pushing back against the service due to privacy and other concerns.

Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI
Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI

The US military is establishing a new command to develop and field drones, robots, and other autonomous systems across all its branches. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, on Wednesday. Hegseth made t…

Musk, Luckey and Gingrich get 120 days to map America’s future wars
Musk, Luckey and Gingrich get 120 days to map America’s future wars

Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will co-direct Project Meridian. The Pentagon study will identify the technology the US military needs to fight future wars. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commissioned it on Wednesday, the Department of War sa…

DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground

DoorDash unveiled the six-propeller aircraft that will be used in its new drone delivery business at its annual Dash Forward 2026 event.

DoorDash Air unveils a drone delivery system, and cannot yet fly it out of sight
DoorDash Air unveils a drone delivery system, and cannot yet fly it out of sight

DoorDash has unveiled the aircraft behind DoorDash Air and will begin pilot deliveries in Northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes. Manna, which flew more than 300,000 deliveries from Dublin and Cork, paused Irish operations in June for want of a …

Potato by air
Potato by air

The Wing Hummingbird 7000W-B delivery drone weighs less than 15 pounds. It has 16 propellers – four for horizontal movement and 12 for vertical – a top speed of 60 miles per hour, a carrying capacity of up to 2.7 pounds, and a delivery radius of about six miles. It is authorized by the FAA […]

Study shows drone defibrillator delivery could significant improve coverage
Study shows drone defibrillator delivery could significant improve coverage

New research from a team in France shows average improvements of 3.76 minutes in delivery times.

Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round
Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round

The fund raise is precisely designed to support that growth, not only organically, developing new technology, but through acquisitions. Ricardo Mendes, founder and chief executive of Tekever, said that in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wedne…

The British Army is spending £16 million on 1,000 small drones in a bid to boost battlefield operations

New British-built spy drones will be deployed by the British Army to conduct surveillance and training, including a small 250 gram quadcopter.