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DoorDash unveiled its biggest leap into physical logistics yet at its annual product showcase, officially pulling back the curtain on DoorDash Air which is its custom-built, in-house drone delivery system teased out over the summer. While the delivery giant previously relied solely on third-party hardware partners like
Another pure-play defense drone company has officially entered the public market, giving investors an opportunity to buy into the company. Powerus Corporation completed its previously announced merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings, beginning official public trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market today, Oct. 1, under the
Matternet has unveiled its latest autonomous drone delivery platform, which it’s calling the M3. It’s the next generation of its M2 platform, which was the first drone delivery system to achieve standard Type Certification and Production Certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The M3 has more
At Skydio’s Ascend 2026 conference in Las Vegas, the headlines centered on the massive new Skydio F10 Lightrunner, which is an autonomous, 100 mph fixed-wing aircraft paired with the multi-drone MegaDock. You can read our full breakdown of the F10 and keynote announcements here. I was there in person at theSkydio Ascen
Drone deliveries to everyday consumers thus far has largely been confined to food deliveries. But as of September 2026, Lowe’s has become the first major home improvement retailer to offer drone delivery, as today it launched a pilot program in its home market of Charlotte, North Carolina. For now, the Lowe’s delivery
Airbound, an aerospace startup based in Bengaluru, India, made waves last month when it announced that it had raised a $37 million Series A funding round led by Greenoak. And that funding round stood out in particular because of its participation from other key partners in the drone delivery space, including DoorDash,
Every year, the global tech ecosystem turns its eyes toward San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt, and one key aspect of the massive tech conference is the Startup Battlefield 200. Selected from thousands of applications worldwide, Startup Battlefield 200 is a curated cohort made up of 200 of the most promising early-st
SkyeBrowse, the videogrammetry platform known for turning simple drone and phone video into 2D maps and 3D models in minutes, rolled out a major lineup update this week. While traditional drone photogrammetry relies on capturing hundreds of individual overlapping photos, SkyeBrowse is known for a more unique approach w
Live from the Ascend 2026 conference in Las Vegas — chosen in part because it’s home to the nation’s largest-scale Drone as First Responder (DFR) program — Skydio officially announced its next-generation flagship aircraft: the Skydio F10 Lightrunner. While quadcopters like the Skydio X10 currently dominate close-in pub
Flytrex has a plan to cut the cost of drone delivery by 60% — all the while cutting customer delivery times by half. It’s all due to two major upgrades announced today, which it calls unpowered Rooftop Docks and predictive AI fleet positioning. Typically, drone delivery providers operate on a traditional hub-and-spoke
Wingcopter is something of a recurring name on The Drone Girl, known for its humanitarian work in the drone delivery space. The German startup has delivered vaccines to remote Pacific islands in Vanuatu, participated in the African Drone Forum and the Lake Kivu Challenge in Rwanda and whisked blood samples between citi
It’s been a decade since Central New York launched what would become the world’s largest business accelerator for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and robotics. And now, we have the names of the five startups selected by Empire State Development (ESD) for Round 10 of GENIUS NY. These five finalists will move to downtown S
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