Zipline Launches Long Distance Drone Delivery of COVID-19 Supplies in the U.S.

Eighteen months ago, we traveled to Rwanda to see how Zipline had made fast, dependable drone delivery a critical part of medical supply infrastructure on a national scale. But outside of Africa, Zipline’s long-distance delivery drones have had to contend with complex and crowded airspace, decades of stale regulation, and a healthcare system that’s at least (sort of) functional, if not particularly agile. Along with several other drone delivery companies, Zipline has been workin