Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40 How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China Tencent on Thursday said foreign …
New Yorkers were offered a glimpse of the future on Sunday when two leading eVTOL (electric takeoff and landing) companies performed crewed demonstration flights of their aircraft in the city. In an event billed as the the world’s largest and first public event showcasing multiple eVTOL aircraft in a city environment, New York City Mayor …
When you think of drone delivery, you probably imagine a mid-sized drone carrying a coffee or a small snack to a customer waiting outside their home in a residential area. What you won’t think of is a large, pilotless, multi-rotor machine carrying cargo over choppy waters to a massive wind turbine. But that’s exactly what …
UPS In a boost for UPS’s drone delivery ambitions, the company has been given clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its machines beyond the line of sight, meaning they can now fly greater distances to a delivery location. Before the FAA’s approval, drone flights by the shipping giant needed someone on the …
Walmart Wing and Walmart have both been developing their own drone delivery platforms for a number of years, and now the two companies are joining forces to launch a drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In the coming weeks, the diminutive flying machines from Alphabet-owned Wing will fly items from two Walmart Supercenters …
With the shipping industry estimated to be responsible for about 2.1% of global carbon dioxide emissions, the hunt is on for greener technology to reduce those numbers. Eyeing a possible solution in what could prove to be a pivotal moment for the industry, shipping firm Cargill has retrofitted a cargo ship with enormous, rigid “WindWings” …
UK’s First Drone Delivery Service Launched by Royal Mail in Orkney The Royal Mail in the U.K. has taken a leap into the future by launching a daily drone delivery service for the remote Scottish islands of Orkney. This marks the first regular postal service in the country to be powered by a remotely controlled …
NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft. Lockheed Martin/Garry Tice NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft. Lockheed Martin/Martin Tice NASA’s experimental X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) plane is preparing for its inaugural test flight later this year. The X-59 is designed to reduce the loud sonic boom produced when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier, potentially enabling supersonic passenger flights …
Air New Zealand has finally disclosed the approximate expense of booking their economy-class sleeper pods on a long-haul journey, which is expected to be between $400-$600 New Zealand dollars ($250-$380). However, this only includes the cost of a single pod session, and passengers will have to settle for coach seats for the rest of their …
Despite Uber stopping its self-driving car development in 2020, the company has continued to show interest in autonomous technology for its services. This week, there was news that Serve Robotics plans to expand its collaboration with Uber Eats to deploy up to 2,000 smaller delivery robots in various locations in the U.S. and Canada by …