UPS and CVS Teaming Up on Florida Drone Drug Deliveries

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak has led to numerous interesting business experiments. In one that might have a big impact on logistics, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and UPS's (NYSE: UPS) UPS Flight Forward drone service are joining forces to fly prescription drugs to residents of a Florida retirement community.

This isn't quite store-to-door delivery. In the initial stages of this pilot program, slated for early May, the drone will land the merchandise at a designated pickup location near the facility. A UPS vehicle will then make the pickup, and complete the last stage of the delivery to the customer's residence. All deliveries will be sourced from a CVS store very close to the retirement community; the flight distance will be under half a mile.

Image source: UPS.

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