Walmart is ending DroneUp deliveries in three states
Briefly

Walmart's decision to end drone deliveries in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa underscores the challenges in making drone delivery profitable, as costs currently are around $30 per delivery, far above the targeted price of under $7 by DroneUp.
The closure of 18 Walmart delivery hubs in these cities results in significant job losses, with 70 staff members affected, highlighting the broader impact of failed service expansions on employment.
With only 15 Walmart locations remaining for DroneUp’s service, the shift indicates a strategic retrenchment by Walmart in its drone delivery ambitions, paralleling similar moves by competitors like Amazon.
The failures of drone delivery services in several metropolitan areas indicate the significant hurdles in logistics innovation, with both DroneUp and Amazon retracting their delivery operations amid high costs and low sustainability.
Read at The Verge
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