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UPS and CVS are teaming up to deliver prescription medicine via drone to residents of The Villages retirement community in Florida. The service, which will use Matternet’s M2 drones, is being conducted with authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The drone deliveries will begin in early May. The first flights will be less than half a mile and will be delivered to a pickup location near the retirement community. Initially, a UPS ground vehicle will complete the delivery to the resident’s door. The prescriptions will be delivered from one CVS store, with two additional stores joining at a later date.

UPS, which has been conducting limited drone delivery experiments in North Carolina, said it is expanding its drone service to help people who are sheltering in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The technology is still in testing phase and not in mass use, but the pandemic has allowed them to show off their package delivering drones. UPS received permission to use drone delivering tech since last october, and since then several thousand deliveries have been made

 

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https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238196/ups-cvs-drone-delivery-medicine-florida-coronavirus

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Was wondering why I hadn't heard anything of this, The Villages is out a good bit away from me.

 

Really cool though, I hope this sees more wide spread adoption.

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Hopefully the deliveries via robot will be done with slightly more diligence and care :)

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7 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

Hopefully the deliveries via robot will be done with slightly more diligence and care :)

"incidents regarding drones dropping packages have been reported all over "the villages" retirement community, many residents are linking this to the new ups drone delivery system."

 

"it has been reported that drones are being shot down in "the villages" retirement community by junkies trying to get more vicodin, ups is under fire for not ensuring the proper handling of these controlled substances."

 

i could see this happening...

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Just now, scuff gang said:

"incidents regarding drones dropping packages have been reported all over "the villages" retirement community, many residents are linking this to the new ups drone delivery system."

 

"it has been reported that drones are being shot down in "the villages" retirement community by junkies trying to get more vicodin, ups is under fire for not ensuring the proper handling of these controlled substances."

 

i could see this happening...

"UPS buys USAF surplus MQ-9 Reapers to contend with rednecks shooting down their drones"

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Pretty sure my grandparents live there. I'll have to ask them about this!

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48 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

"UPS buys USAF surplus MQ-9 Reapers to contend with rednecks shooting down their drones"

"things have gotten quite insane in florida, ieds have been found on ups trucks, delivery drones have been turned into suicide bombs, the rednecks are hopped up on vicodin and have give 0 fucks about human life."

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7 hours ago, scuff gang said:

"things have gotten quite insane in florida, ieds have been found on ups trucks, delivery drones have been turned into suicide bombs, the rednecks are hopped up on vicodin and have give 0 fucks about human life."

The above sounds like just another nice, pleasant, quiet day in the neighborhood here..... 😬

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12 hours ago, Fetzie said:

Hopefully the deliveries via robot will be done with slightly more diligence and care :)

You'll be fine, the drones will accurately drop them from flight height to save energy. ;)

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11 hours ago, scuff gang said:

"things have gotten quite insane in florida, ieds have been found on ups trucks, delivery drones have been turned into suicide bombs, the rednecks are hopped up on vicodin and have give 0 fucks about human life."

Give rednecks more credit. That would be official "Florida Man" status. Plus, a news article starting with "Florida Man blows up...." people would just be accustomed to. 

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