Earlier this week Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, revealed that Amazon will use air drones for 30 minute delivery of products in the near future. We knew it wouldn‘t take long for other companies to reveal similar plans to combat the latest innovation from the online retailer. And, one day later, sources at UPS have told The Verge that the delivery giant has its own unmanned flying couriers in the lab.
Publicly and officially there has been no word from UPS, saying only that “the commercial use of drones is an interesting technology and we’ll continue to evaluate it.”
It would hardly be a surprise if UPS beat other delivery firms and Amazon to the punch on this one, as it invests quite heavily in R&D. According to a spokesperson, “UPS invests more in technology than any other company in the delivery business, and we’re always planning for the future.” That’s hardly a surprise coming from the company that already offers 3D printing services at some of its retail locations.
