61
environmental benefits of,
6–7
M2, 39
Matternet,
39
regulation of, 13–14
safety features of, 34–37
tracking system for, 42
Wing,
16
Zipline,
46
DHL, 42
DroneLife (website), 59
Drones in Healthcare
(blog),
59
emergencies, medical, 50,
53–54
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), 5, 13,
17, 53
licensing by, 15
Flight Forward (UPS service),
12, 15–16, 17, 38
first prescription delivery by,
15–16
Flirtey, 4, 5, 53
Flirtey F3.0 hexacopter, 53
food delivery services, 19–20,
39–41
France, drone deliveries in,
27–28
Global Positioning System
(GPS), 14
mishaps with, 33
Google, 43
See also
Wing
greenhouse gas emissions,
from transportation, 6–7
Iceland,
30
drone deliveries in, 29–31
Ihimbazwe, Ghislane, 44–45
infrastructure, definition of,
22
integrating, definition of, 52
Integration Pilot Program
(IPP), 14, 53
intravenous, definition of, 45
Jingdong (JD), 21–26
Jon Liao, 26
“last mile,” 7
Leo A Daly, 52
Liu Qiangdong, 24
logistical, definition of, 8
Matternet, 38, 42, 52
drone accidents involving,
33–34
UPS partners with, 38–39
mechanism, definition of, 34
medical deliveries
emergency, 50, 53–54
in Ghana, 47–49
to hospitals, 52–53
in Rwanda, 44–47
in South Pacific, 49–51
Momont, Alec, 50
