United Parcel Service (UPS) announced this week that it will test electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) for package delivery. UPS purchased 10 eVTOL from Beta Technologies (Beta), which it plans to test for use in its Express Air Delivery network. These eVTOLs are set to be delivered to UPS in 2024, pending certification
A Hackers ‘Shipageddon’ Has Set Sail: Beware of Fake Shipping Messages
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Security
As the holiday shopping season comes to end, consumers should still be aware that hackers are sending fake delivery notifications appearing to come from companies like FedEx and UPS, especially as the last few days of package arrivals pass by. The hackers’ messages prompt consumers to enter their personal information like credit card information to…
Privacy Tip #263 – Fake Emails and Texts Spoofing UPS and FedEx
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the increase in online holiday shopping due to the pandemic. They know people are buying gifts online and sending the packages to the recipients. Often, the recipients do not know they are receiving a gift as it is intended to be a surprise.
Cyber criminals have stepped up their…
Package Delivery by Drone, Awaiting Final Federal Rules
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
Drone package delivery is a reality, albeit only in a few limited markets. However, once regulations permit, many companies are ready and awaiting large-scale operations. From medical prescriptions to fast food delivery, 2020 will likely see more and more delivery by drone, but it will take federal promulgation of final rules before the industry can…
Medical Prescription Delivered by Drone
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
Last week, UPS and CVS completed the first commercial medical prescription drone delivery in the United States under a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program. The deliveries were made in North Carolina via a cable that lowered the prescriptions to the ground as the drone hovered about 20 feet above each destination. One of the packages…
UPS Seeks Certification for Drone Delivery Services
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) is seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate a network of commercial drones for purposes of delivering packages all across the U.S. If UPS’ request for certification is granted by the FAA, UPS could be flying drones over people in populated areas, at night and…
UPS Tests Drones for Autonomous Package Delivery
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
On February 20, 2017, UPS and Workhorse Group, an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and drone developer, successfully conducted a test that launched a drone from the top of a UPS truck, which then autonomously delivered a package to a home in Lithia, Florida, and returned to the vehicle –as the UPS truck driver continued along his…