Zipline Launches First Flight Drone Delivery in Austin Metro
Zipline launched its First Flight early access program in the Austin, Texas, metro on Friday, October 9, 2026, opening the company’s autonomous drone delivery service to the first 5,000 residents who register, with service beginning in Round Rock. Zipline described…
Côte d’Ivoire Approves Eight-Year Zipline Deal for 10 Drone Hubs
The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has approved an eight-year public-private partnership with Zipline to expand the country’s AI-enabled healthcare logistics network from one distribution centre in Daloa to ten nationwide, Zipline announced in a statement datelined Abidjan…
Luck Stone Expands Caterpillar Autonomous Hauling to Two More Quarries
Luck Stone and Caterpillar announced on September 14, 2026 that they are expanding autonomous hauling to two additional Luck Stone operations in Virginia, building on more than 18 months of autonomous operation at the company’s Bull Run Quarry, where driverless…
AeroVironment Commits $100 Million to Unified Moorpark Campus
AeroVironment is putting $100 million into a single company-owned campus in Moorpark, California, consolidating five leased Southern California sites onto roughly 20 acres and tying the spend directly to how fast it can turn engineering into fielded systems. The company…
Amazon Prime Air Expands Drone Delivery to 500 Cities
Amazon plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery network to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase from the service’s current footprint, the company announced August 19, 2026. The expansion would put…
