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Amazon | September 04, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Amazon Prime Air a Part 135 exemption in the form of a standard operating certificate, which allows the company to begin drone delivery within a test range, according to documents from the agency and confirmation from the retailer. Amazon said it estimated the test would initially involve 10 houses, according to the exemption. It did not provide details on where these homes would be located. Prime Air has development centers in the United States, t...

Ware | October 23, 2020

Ware, a technology startup deploying autonomous drones for warehouse inventory counting, has closed $2.5 million in seed-round funding, led by UP Partners, with participation from Bloomberg Beta, 2048 Ventures, Tom McInerney—angel investor in companies like Uber—and drone industry expert Adam Bry, CEO of Skydio. The funding will be used for building out the team to further Ware's artificial intelligence capabilities and support customers as they deploy their technology. As an ent...

SUPPLY CHAIN

Accenture | September 06, 2022

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired MacGregor Partners, a leading supply chain consultancy and technology provider specializing in intelligent logistics and warehouse management. The acquisition expands Accenture’s supply chain network and fulfillment transformation capabilities powered by Blue Yonder technology. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, MacGregor Partners’ team of more than 100 employees will join Accenture’s Intellig...

LOGISTICS

Penske Logistics | June 18, 2021

Gartner, a global research and consultancy organization, has placed Penske Logistics in the Visionary category in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics, North America report. "Being named as an industry Visionary reaffirms our commitment to innovation and the use of technology to deliver industry-leading services to our clients," said Marc Althen, president of Penske Logistics. "Penske can provide a heightened level of end-to-end visibility and t...