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FedEx Pilots Self-Flying Planes for Delivery in Remote Areas

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Paris Martineau
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FedEx is testing using small autonomous cargo planes to deliver packages to remote areas, announced Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith. The delivery giant is working with Reliable Robotics, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2017 by former SpaceX and Tesla engineers. The announcement is a sign that competition is heating up in the autonomous delivery space, despite sizable advances from...

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