WALMART customers who participated in a test of a new delivery service will lose it in all states but one. The wholesaler partnered with DroneUp, a drone delivery service, in 2022. 2 Walmart’s drone delivery service, which has been tested in numerous states, is to be reduced to a single area (symbol image)Photo credit: Alamy […]
Kennewick, Washington — Kennewick Police announced they have received a $30,000 grant from the Washington State Auto Theft Prevention Authority to combat auto crime. Kennewick Police Chief Isaac Merkl tells us the funds will be used to purchase additional unmanned aerial systems, or drones. He explains, “Drones have become an important part of the tools […]
Jay Stanley of the ACLU admits he is paid to “think about how things could go wrong,” but he said he came up with 10 things that communities should think about before allowing their local police to use drones to respond to emergency calls. Drone advocates said they understand the concerns, but that police use […]
Visitors to Central Park may soon find themselves under surveillance by New York Police Department drones flying over them like “Big Brother” as the iconic green space struggles with a huge rise in crime. Tech-savvy Mayor Eric Adams floated the idea on Tuesday, and also talked about using other nebulous “new technologies” to counter a […]
