Uber has joined a growing list of companies keen on using drones for delivery. It wants to integrate the technology into UberEats, its meal-delivery service, and envisions dropping off its first drone-delivered dinners as early as 2021. The company better known for ride-sharing revealed earlier in 2018 that it’s keen to utilise drone technology for […]
Uber Technologies plans to deliver food by drone in San Diego as part of a wide-reaching commercial test program approved by the U.S. federal government, said Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive officer. Khosrowshahi said people should expect meal delivery in five to 30 minutes, depending on whether it comes from a drone or a human. […]
Direct Line has created a way to make people safer in darkly-lit areas: Fleetlight drones that light your way on the path ahead. The prototype service: a fleet of flying torch drones, are responsive to an individual’s movements and controlled via a bespoke app. As the ‘Fixer’ brand, Direct Line wanted to solve the issue […]
Have a 2 a.m. hankering for ice cream or organic seaweed chips, or a need for cat litter or dog food before dawn? Perhaps you’d like a toaster, pregnancy test or rolling papers, or a spatula, mousetrap or smartphone charger and don’t want to wander around town in the middle of the night looking for […]
Microsoft is developing a new portable cloud solution that will use drones to offer a fully portable service. The “Cloud in the Cloud” technology will see drones fly portable cloud servers across countries, allowing localised access in any location, sources at the US giant claims. The drones, which will be be powered by a combination of […]