The quote comes hot on the heels of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealing on 60 Minutes that his company is working on delivery drones to shuttle purchases to customers within 30 minutes of placing and order. The Verge also points out that “FedEx founder Fred Smith has spoken repeatedly about his desire to move to a fleet of unmanned aircraft, something he believes could generate major cost savings.”
UPS researching its own delivery drones to compete with Amazon’s Prime Air [The Verge]
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