A UPS autonomous drone carries medical supplies.
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United Parcel Service received federal approval to operate a fleet of drones to deliver packages, the shipping giant said Tuesday.
The company plans to use the approval — the first that the FAA has granted to a company to operate a fleet of drones as an airline — to deliver packages to hospital campuses.
The approval is a milestone in commercial drone delivery where companies are racing to add unmanned aircraft to their fleets to save on costs and deliver goods faster.
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