ImpactInside UPS’s new plans for flying electric delivery vansThe Alia-250 eVTOL can hold around 1,400 pounds of cargo, part of a broader plan to reduce the company’s emissions footprint.
NewsUPS is testing electric helicopter mail carriersThe deal puts sustainability front and center for the mail company.
NewsPrescription delivery by UPS drone? CVS customers in this Florida retirement community can try itUPS and CVS announced plans to begin making drove deliveries in The Villages, Florida, in early May.
Co.DesignTrademarking color is absurd. But not for the reasons you thinkCompanies like T-Mobile think trademarking a color helps steel their brand against competition. They’re wrong.
ImpactUPS is buying 10,000 of these cute electric delivery trucksThe company will start adding at least 2,000 of the new EVs to its fleet every year, starting in 2022.
ImpactWhat will make cargo bike package delivery succeed in New York?Lessons from other cities that have started replacing trucks with bikes.
TechDrones from CVS and Walgreens are finally here—and they’re bringing Band-AidsWith UPS and Google sister company Wing as partners, the big pharmacies are starting to deliver pills, Cheez-Its, and first-aid supplies by drone.
NewsYour UPS package is here. Just ignore that giant droneIt’s the first certification of its kind awarded so far.
NewsCheck out the new UPS driver uniforms and see if you can spot the high-tech updatesUPS announced today that its 125,000 drivers around the world are getting makeovers.
Co.DesignThe future of the global shipping industry is . . . bikesThis cute cargo e-bike is the latest experiment from delivery companies to utilize the air, the sidewalk, and the bike lane—anything but the street itself—to get packages to you faster.
Co.DesignThis is what algorithms see when they spy on you in publicThey see a lot more than you think and can make inferences about everything from personal relationships to life expectancy to “social worth.”
ImpactThe country’s first regular commercial drone delivery is hereUPS and drone delivery company Matternet are working together to help a hospital network get samples to the lab faster.
NewsLawsuit: Black UPS workers targeted with racist taunts and harassmentEmployees allege use of the N-word, Confederate flags, and references to KKK meetings at a UPS center in Ohio.
ImpactI rode the 300-pound electric tricycle that could be the future of urban deliveriesPiloting Rad Power Bikes’ hefty e-tricycle was intimidating at first, but it was quickly clear what an important tool it will be in replacing vehicles in cities.
ImpactA coalition of giant brands is about to change how we shop forever, with a new zero-waste platformLoop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.
NewsUPS and Latch bring their Amazon Key delivery competitor to 10 new citiesUPS has teamed up with smart-lock company Latch to leave packages inside multi-family buildings when residents are not home.
ImpactThe most exciting corporate sustainability moves of 2018It’s been quite the year for companies–from Apple to UPS to Ikea–trying to lighten their environmental footprints.
Co.DesignPorch piracy has ruined online shopping, but there’s a simple fixStolen packages represent one of the biggest service-design challenges facing today’s retail companies. These researchers have an idea for a fix–but it would require a big change to how we shop online.
ImpactUPS is experimenting with delivering packages by e-bikeIf the new program in Seattle works, it could mean fewer trucks on your streets as packages get cycled to your door.
ImpactYour UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucksThrough its multiple partnerships with EV startups, the company is precipitating a sustainable transformation in the delivery industry.