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| Walmart expands drone delivery service to 3 more states in race against Amazon |
| 2025-06-18 |
| Do they have sniffers for nitrogen bleeds, or RAD sensors? [FoxBusiness] Tech-enabled retailer has completed over 150,000 drone deliveries since 2021 with partners Wing and Zipline In partnership with Google's Wing, Walmart is expanding the service to launch at 100 stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa, building on the existing operations in Northwest Arkansas and Texas. The retailer said that it's the first to scale this service across five states – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas – underscoring its aim to become a leader in tech-enabled retail. Wing flies its drones beyond visual line of sight of up to a 6-mile aircraft range from the store. The products arrive to customers in under 30 minutes, according to Walmart. "People all around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have made drone delivery part of their normal shopping habits over the past year," the company said. "Now we’re excited to share this ultra-fast delivery experience with millions more people across many more U.S. cities." "This is real drone delivery at scale," said Wing CEO Adam Woodworth. The company has conducted more than 150,00 drone deliveries since 2021 with Wing and drone delivery company Zipline. Zipline initially partnered with Walmart in 2021 to deliver items in Arkansas before expanding its reach. Meanwhile, Walmart and Wing began their partnership in August 2023. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Walmart has a long way to go to compete with Amazon. Especially in the on line ordering processing departments. Plus vetting retailers they let sell through their website. |
| Posted by: EMS Artifact 2025-06-18 10:24 |
| #8 Fixed. Again, my apologies. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-18 10:04 |
| #7 That block of text came from here. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-18 10:01 |
| #6 Headline doesn't match the story in the body. My fault — my apologies to all. I should not have stayed up quite so late over this. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-18 09:59 |
| #5 I see a new series of TV lawyer commercials coming. Was your loved one hurt or killed when _____'s drone hit them? Did they die when _______'s drone hit a plane in the _city-name_ airport area? Remember 1 call, that's all. And, Yes! The headline doesn't match the RB seen story body. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-06-18 06:29 |
| #4 Headline doesn't match the story in the body. Two entirely different subjects. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-06-18 03:55 |
| #3 Amazon boss says AI will replace jobs at tech giant Tracking and stacking inventory, order processing, delivery scheduling are likely tasks for the AI, not unskilled labor. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-18 02:43 |
| #2 How many of Amazon’s will turn out to be illegals? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-18 01:23 |
| #1 Amazon announces brutal jobs cuts as silent bloodbath tears through America |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-18 00:51 |