- Flights were the first commercial drone deliveries of a medical prescription in the United States under an FAA-approved program
- UPS and CVS exploring a variety of drone delivery use cases
- UPS Flight Forward expanding drone delivery beyond hospital campuses
UPS (NYSE:UPS) subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. (UPSFF) and CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS.N) subsidiary CVS Pharmacy, Inc. today announced the successful completion of the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home. This was followed by another delivery of a medical prescription to a second customer in a nearby retirement community. Both flights occurred on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, using the M2 drone system by UPS partner and drone systems developer Matternet.