Drones could be routinely dropping packages out of the air as early as this December, just in time for the busy holiday season, if one company that demonstrated its technology recently in Las Vegas has its way.
Rather than taking off from a distribution center, the drone, dubbed HorseFly, would be docked on a truck and used to deliver packages along the truck’s route. Workhorse, an Ohio-based company, created the drone and an electric delivery truck that UPS uses …
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Government Technology | Oct. 23, 2017