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59-649: In 2020 the company, along with Zipline , Wingcopter and 7 others was selected by FAA to participate in a type certification program for delivery drones . In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed plans for Amazon Prime Air in an interview on 60 Minutes . The Amazon Prime Air team worked with NASA and Single European Sky ATM on trials using the Amazon air traffic management system. For additional safety, drones will fly at low altitudes (below 400 feet). There are no roads or fixed routes so there are many more options to get from point A to point B, which makes navigating

118-597: A zoning commission, and by 1940, the population had reached 2,184. The city grew under the leadership of Ernest Langford, called by some the "Father of College Station", who began a 26-year stretch as mayor in 1942. Early in his first term, the city adopted a council-manager system of city government. Population growth accelerated following World War II as the nonstudent population reached 7,898 in 1950, 11,396 in 1960, 17,676 in 1970, 30,449 in 1980, 52,456 in 1990, and 67,890 in 2000. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area's population crossed 270,000 people in 2018. In

177-649: A 10 mi (16 km) radius of its warehouses, at speeds of up to 50 mph (80.5 km/h) with packages weighing up to 5 lbs. (2.26 kg) in tow. In June 2019, the FAA granted Amazon Prime Air a Special Airworthiness Certificate for training and research of its MK27 drone. In August 2020, the company received an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate. The same year, Amazon began trials in several rural areas in Oregon and California, which were still ongoing as of April 2022, with about 30 different products available for delivery. Amazon has patented

236-403: A beehive-like structure to house delivery drones in cities, allowing Amazon to move from large single-story warehouses that temporarily store packages before they are shipped. Fulfillment centers designed to accommodate drone deliveries and operations within a certain radius are currently required. On December 7, 2016, Amazon successfully delivered a Prime Air parcel to Cambridge , England from

295-529: A charge they limit themselves to destinations a maximum of 80 km (50 mi). The drones have a quickly-replaceable battery that allows rapid turnaround between flights. It has an inner carbon-fiber frame and an outer polystyrene shell. The wingspan is 11 feet (3.4 m). The drone is launched from a steel rail by an electric motor. The rail accelerates the 44 pounds (20 kg) drone to 67 miles per hour (108 km/h) in 0.3 seconds. The drones have two propellers for redundancy and can fly safely on

354-544: A construction camp on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The town's name has been attributed to a well at the construction camp, a foreman named E.W. Wellborn, or a landowner named W.W. Willburn. Also in 1867, a post office opened in the community under the name Wellborn Station. In 1870, the name was shortened to Wellborn. On April 14, 2011, the City Council of College Station voted 5–2 to annex Wellborn, thus making

413-532: A deadline of September 30, 2015 to accomplish a "safe integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system." In August 2016 commercial use of UAV technology was legalized by the United States Congress. In March 2015, the FAA granted Amazon permission to begin U.S. testing of a prototype under a waiver to the then regulations. Amazon reported that the vehicle cleared for use

472-441: A drone through the air very different from driving a car on a road. Amazon claims their traffic management system is easy to use for various operators in the same airspace because it will connect via the internet. As of 2022, the cost for a single drone delivery in Amazon's ongoing US trials was at least $ 484, which the company anticipated to reduce to $ 63 by 2025 - still almost 20 times as high as its average ground delivery cost. At

531-581: A fulfillment center in the Cambridge area. Amazon posted a video of the delivery on their official YouTube channel, later that month. Also in December 2016, Amazon began its first publicly available trial of Amazon Prime Air to those within several miles of Amazon's depot in Cambridge. Autonomous vehicles also fall under the Prime Air division's responsibility. In 2017, Amazon was granted a patent for

590-656: A helicopter but flies like an airplane. Zipline operates two distribution centers in Rwanda. Zipline began deliveries at its first distribution center in Muhanga in late 2016. In 2018, the Rwandan government signed a new deal to build a second distribution center near Kayonza , in the eastern part of the country. This deal expanded Zipline's service to include smaller health centers and hospitals and deliver vaccines and other medical products and blood products. Zipline opened

649-430: A method that would allow autonomous cars to deal with reversible lanes by receiving information from a central management system. On June 13, 2022, Amazon announced that they would be delivering products using Prime Air drones to customers residing in the small town of Lockeford, California . The announcement did not provide a specific launch date other than "later this year", as Amazon was still awaiting permission from

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708-454: A partnership with an investor, Toyota Tsusho , to deliver medical products in Japan. While most Zipline facilities are staffed by locally hired operators employed by Zipline, the facilities in Japan are distinct in that they are operated by Sora-iina, a Toyota Tsusho Group company, and staffed by Toyota Tsusho employees. Zipline provides hardware and training in an OEM capacity. Construction of

767-535: A plan to construct three distribution centers in Kaduna State , Nigeria. These distribution centers would have ultra-cold storage that is capable of safely storing COVID-19 vaccines, for which health facilities in the state could then place on-demand orders without needing ultra-cold storage of their own. The state also intends to use Zipline's service to transport other health products, including blood, medication, and routine vaccines. In May 2021, Zipline announced

826-557: A similar agreement with Cross River State . In February 2022, Zipline announced another agreement with Bayelsa State . The first hub opened in Kaduna state in an undisclosed location on June 4, 2022. In December 2021, the company announced an agreement to open four distribution centers in Cote d'Ivoire , it received it's licence to begin operations in January 2023. In February 2022,

885-476: A single propeller or motor. A parachute that will bring the drone to the ground can be deployed if a larger set of faults occur. If the drone crashes, the outer components are frangible , breaking to release energy and impact the ground with less force. Zipline's drones are capable of " level 4 " autonomy: the ability to complete travel autonomously under normal environmental conditions without requiring pilot oversight. On March 15, 2023, an additional platform

944-601: A small lake, the Spirit Ice Arena, and is the home of the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley. The amphitheater has hosted a variety of musical events, including the annual Starlight Music Series, a concert series that starts in late spring and runs through late summer. Wolf Pen also has a sidewalk for a scenic run that when completed is about 1 mi (2 km). Wellborn became a community in 1867 as

1003-521: A special delivery package with a parachute. A Zipline flight operator then packs the medical products into a drone and performs pre-flight checks. The drone is then launched with a supercapacitor -powered electric catapult launcher and accelerates from 0 to 70 miles per hour (0 to 113 km/h) in 0.33 seconds. The drone then flies itself to its delivery site while a remote pilot at each distribution center monitors all drones in flight. The drone descends to 20–35 metres (66–115 ft) before dropping

1062-790: A trial service with Walmart for e-commerce shopping deliveries in Pea Ridge, Arkansas . The service, selectable to online shoppers using a special mobile app , could deliver to all residences within 50 miles (80 km) of a particular Walmart store in Pea Ridge during daylight hours. On June 21, 2022, the license "Package Delivery by Drone (Part 135)" was granted. On October 4, 2022, Zipline began commercial delivery services in Salt Lake City , Utah, in partnership with Intermountain Healthcare . In April 2021, Zipline announced

1121-479: Is bisected to the north by Church Street, made famous by the Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett duet "The Front Porch Song". Wolf Pen Creek District is a large commercial development adjacent to Post Oak Mall and between two of the city's main commercial thoroughfares: Earl Rudder Freeway and Texas Avenue . The area consists of a greenway with trails, a $ 1.5 million amphitheater and entertainment area,

1180-408: Is covered by water. College Station has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa). Winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months, while summers are hot and humid. Snow and ice are rare; most recently, College Station received three to five inches of snowfall on February 15, 2021. Summers are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms being

1239-500: Is home to 125 stores; its opening on February 17, 1982, helped create the impetus for growing economic and commercial developments for College Station. It is currently the largest taxpayer in College Station and the second-largest in the Brazos Valley, though the anchor stores are free-standing units that are privately owned and taxed separate from the mall proper. Over 75% of retail sales in the Brazos Valley come from sales at

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1298-834: Is owned by Texas A&M University , is also based in College Station. College Station is part of the Bryan-College Station Arbitron market #238. The service area of Blinn College includes all of Brazos County. Blinn operates a campus in nearby Bryan. Almost all of College Station is within the College Station Independent School District , while small sections are in Bryan Independent School District . College Station ISD operates two high schools: A&M Consolidated High School and College Station High School . Students living in

1357-534: Is south of the center of Brazos County at 30°36′5″N 96°18′52″W  /  30.60139°N 96.31444°W  / 30.60139; -96.31444 (30.601433, –96.314464). It is bordered by the city of Bryan to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 49.6 sq mi (128.5 km ), of which 49.4 sq mi (128.0 km ) is land and 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km ), or 0.35%,

1416-590: The 2020 census , College Station had a population of 120,511. College Station and Bryan make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area , the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020. College Station is home to the main campus of Texas A&M University , the flagship institution of the Texas A&;M University System . The city owes its name and existence to

1475-531: The Office of Naval Research . College Station's origins date from 1860, when the Houston and Texas Central Railway began to build through the region. Eleven years later, the site was chosen as the location for the proposed Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a land-grant school. In 1876, as the nation celebrated its centennial , the school (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) opened its doors as

1534-673: The United States , Rwanda , Ghana , Japan , Nigeria , Cote d'Ivoire , and Kenya . As of April 2024, its drones have made more than one million commercial deliveries and flown more than 70 million autonomous miles. The company's drones deliver whole blood , platelets , frozen plasma , and cryoprecipitate along with medical products, including vaccines, infusions, and common medical commodities. As of September 2021, more than 75 percent of blood deliveries in Rwanda outside of Kigali use Zipline drones. In April 2019 in Ghana,

1593-562: The "Northgate Music Festival" in 2002. In 2006, the city council incorporated Northgate as a special tax zone to finance additional improvements and expansions. Live music is a major draw to the Northgate area. Many well-known musicians, especially in the Texas country music scene, initially performed in the Northgate area. Notable names include Robert Earl Keen , Grammy award-winner Lyle Lovett , Dub Miller, and Roger Creager . The district

1652-582: The 1990s, College Station and Texas A&M University drew national attention when the George Bush Presidential Library opened in 1997. Attention was drawn again in 1999, when 12 people were killed and 27 injured when the Aggie Bonfire collapsed while being constructed . In 2022, it became one of the first areas served by Amazon 's Prime Air drone delivery service, along with Lockeford, California . College Station

1711-506: The College Station and Northgate College Station post offices. As of May 2008, the local unemployment hovered around 3 to 4%, among the lowest in Texas. This rate is largely attributed to the significant role the university plays in the local economy. However, underemployment is an ongoing issue. Post Oak Mall was the city's first mall and is currently the largest mall in the Brazos Valley . The 82-acre (330,000 m ) mall

1770-650: The FAA and Lockeford officials. As of April 22nd 2024, this service is no longer offered in Lockeford. College Station City Council approved a zoning change to allow Amazon to put its Prime Air facility in July 2022. The Amazon Prime Air facility in College Station, Texas , in addition to Lockeford, California announced it was ready to begin Prime Air deliveries in a press release on Dec 23, 2022. In October 2023, Amazon announced that drone deliveries will start in

1829-789: The Kayonza distribution center in December 2018. The company hoped this would bring coverage to 80 percent of the country. Rwanda has mountainous geography and poor road conditions, making an aerial delivery system more efficient than the use of land vehicles. The cost of delivery via drone is comparable to that of delivery by road, especially in emergencies. A 2022 study found that Zipline's service in Rwanda leads to faster delivery times relative to existing ground transportation and less blood component wastage in health facilities. The study found that Zipline's drone delivery service in Rwanda shortened blood product delivery times by 61 percent, reduced blood unit expirations by 67 percent, and

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1888-698: The US and Australian militaries, delivering over 400 mock blood supplies during mass casualty simulations. College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas , United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley , towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle . It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Austin . As of

1947-594: The United Kingdom and Italy in 2024, beginning in one site and then expanding over time. In the same announcement, Amazon also indicated that they will start operating drones in a third city in the United States. Specific locations will be announced in the next months. Zipline (drone delivery) Zipline International Inc. is an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones . The company operates distribution centers in

2006-403: The age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were not families. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98. The racial makeup of the city as of 2019

2065-462: The campus would be a boon for revenues, the first business district was established in College Station near the campus, taking its name for the closest on-campus landmark: the north gate. When the city was incorporated in 1938, its first City Hall was opened in the new district. In 1994, restoration efforts began to revitalize the ailing area. A four-day music festival, "North By Northgate", was introduced in 1998 and has become an annual tradition, renamed

2124-469: The community the Wellborn district. Wellborn is often mispronounced as 'well-born' but is pronounced by locals as 'Well-burn'. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 120,511 people, 41,682 households, and 20,487 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, 67,890 people, 24,691 households, and 10,370 families resided in the city. Of the 24,691 households, 21.0% had children under

2183-553: The community’s poverty rate." The city of College Station has a council-manager form of government. Voters elect the members of a city council, who pass laws and make policy. The council hires a professional city manager who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the city and its public services. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Bryan District Parole Office in College Station. The United States Postal Service operates

2242-1005: The company announced an agreement to build a distribution center in Chemelil , Kisumu County . and began in October that year, as well as medical supplies it delivers veterinary goods and animal DNA, it serves 1012 facilities within the surrounding Region. In June 2022 it was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health that talks were ongoing to partner with Zipline to build ten Zipline distribution hubs in Ukraine in areas such as Tlumach . In February 2024 Zipline posted adverts on LinkedIn for "Flight Operations Lead", "Head of Business Operations" and "Flight Operator / Maintenance Technician" in Newcastle upon Tyne . Between July 30 and September 5, 2019, Zipline partnered with

2301-749: The company began using drones to deliver vaccines, blood, and medicines. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a Part 107 aviation waiver to Zipline's partner organization Novant Health for the delivery of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to medical facilities in North Carolina . The company also offers delivery services for non-medical products, including partnerships with Walmart which started in 2021, and with Sweetgreen which

2360-521: The district spans about 145 acres (0.59 km ), bounded by Wellborn Road to the west, South College Avenue to the east, the College Station city limits to the north, and University Drive to the south. The district is the home of the Dixie Chicken . Northgate's roots started in the 1930s as the city began enjoying rapid population growth from the influx of Texas A&M University students, professors, and their families. Realizing that proximity to

2419-467: The first Zipline drone to Tafo Hospital on April 24, 2019. This first delivery contained a resupply shipment of yellow fever vaccines to prevent stock-out. In 2021, the government of Ghana expanded its contract with Zipline to add four additional distribution centers, bringing the total number of contracted distribution centers in the country to eight. Zipline presently operates six distribution centers in Ghana, serving over 2,300 health facilities. When

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2478-667: The first distribution center was completed in April 2022 on Fukue Island in the Gotō Islands . The drone delivery service will supply medical and pharmaceutical products to medical institutions and pharmacies in the Gotō Islands, which include 140 total islands (and five main localities). The use of drone delivery to assure routine distribution of medical products is expected to cut current sea and air transport options from several hours down to 30 minutes. In February 2021, Zipline announced

2537-579: The first public institution of higher education in the state of Texas. College Station's population grew slowly, reaching 350 in 1884 and 391 at the turn of the century. However, during this time, transportation improvements took place in the town. In 1900, the I&;GN Railroad was extended to College Station (the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company abandoned the line in 1965), and 10 years later, electric interurban service

2596-406: The health system in Ghana found that Zipline's drone delivery service shortened vaccine stock-outs by 60 percent, decreased inventory-driven missed vaccination opportunities by 42 percent, decreased days facilities were without critical medical supplies by 21 percent, and increased the types of medicines and supplies stocked at health facilities by 10 percent. As of 2018, Zipline

2655-409: The highest poverty rate among U.S. cities with populations over 100,000. However, this statistic is likely impacted by the fact that Texas A&M University has the largest student enrollment in the U.S. . The U.S. Census Bureau has noted that "both in small counties with a large university and in large counties with multiple universities, the presence of college students who live off campus raises

2714-489: The mall's stores. Two full power local commercial television stations included CBS affiliate KBTX-TV (which also includes subchannels affiliated with CW and Telemundo) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KYLE-TV which also airs Fox programming (via Waco-based KWKT-TV ) on its second digital subchannel. Low power television stations KAGS-LD and KRHD-CD respectively air programming from NBC (via Temple-based KCEN-TV ) and ABC (via Waco-based KXXV ). PBS member station KAMU , which

2773-456: The network is complete, Zipline will be able to serve about 85 percent of the population directly and the remainder indirectly, reaching over 3,200 health facilities in every region of the country. In March 2022, Zipline announced that the company had delivered over one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by drone in Ghana over the prior year. An independent study of Zipline's impact on

2832-411: The only real variation in weather. Northgate is a mixed-use district north of Texas A&M University that features a combination of businesses, restaurants, apartments, churches, and entertainment. It is known for its eclectic mix of restaurants and bars . A large portion of the stores, bars, and restaurants in Northgate are frequented, patronized, and staffed by Texas A&M students. In total,

2891-736: The package under a paper "Drogue" parachute . A payload can land within a 5 m (16 ft) diameter landing zone. The drone then returns to the distribution center and lands by its tail hook catching an arresting gear , similar to airplanes landing on an aircraft carrier. A Zipline distribution center can deliver medical supplies reliably anywhere within 100 km (62 mi), even accounting for mountainous terrain and severe weather. The drone cruises at 101 km/h (63 mph) at an altitude of 80–120 metres (260–390 ft) above ground level, ensuring deliveries are made within 45 minutes. The drone can carry up to 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of cargo and whilst it can fly 300 km (190 mi) on

2950-557: The time, customers participating in the trials were required to install a physical marker in their backyard to specify the drop-off location, and to designate a person responsible for observing the drone's flight path. The drones cost $ 146,000 to build per unit, and had a reach of five kilometers. In the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Congress issued the Federal Aviation Administration

3009-561: The university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a land-grant university , National Sea Grant College Program , and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program reflects the broad scope of the research endeavors it brings to the city, with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as NASA , the National Institutes of Health , the National Science Foundation , and

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3068-598: Was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. Data from the ACS 1-year estimates indicates that the median income for a household in College Station was $ 47,632, a decrease from $ 52,397 reported in the 2020 census . According to Forbes , approximately 28.5% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2021, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those aged 65 or older. The ACS 1-year estimates suggest this percentage may be as high as 30.2%,

3127-434: Was 77.45% White, 7.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 10.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.32% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnicity/nationality were 15.6% of the population. In the city, the population was distributed as 14.4% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

3186-402: Was announced called "Platform 2" that is suited for shorter range deliveries which transport the delivery by wire instead of dropping it from the sky. The drone can carry up to 8 pounds (3.6 kg) of cargo within a 10 mi (16 km) radius. It is capable of a more precise delivery than its previous generation, can recharge autonomously, and is a VTOL meaning it takes off and lands like

3245-416: Was announced in 2023. Its website features uses for restaurants, groceries, convenience shopping, and e-commerce. The company designs and manufactures its drones, and builds and operates its distribution centers, which also serve as a drone airport. Medical staff at remote hospitals and clinics place orders with Zipline, a fulfillment operator receives this order and prepares the medical products into

3304-407: Was established between Texas A&M and the neighboring town of Bryan. A city bus system replaced the interurban in the 1920s. In 1930, the community to the north of College Station, known as North Oakwood, was incorporated as part of Bryan. College Station did not incorporate until October 19, 1938, after a 217-39 vote, with John H. Binney as the first mayor. Within a year, the city established

3363-425: Was frequently used in response to medical emergencies, with 43 percent of orders being emergency orders. In 2018, Zipline signed a contract with the government of Ghana to make up to 600 deliveries a day for four years at the cost of about $ 12.5 million. In April 2019, Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo announced the opening of the first distribution center in Ghana. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia launched

3422-539: Was obsolete. In April 2015, the FAA allowed Amazon to begin testing current models. In the interim, Amazon had begun testing at a Canadian site close to the United States border. As of 2023, U.S. FAA Part 107 regulations required drones fly no higher than 400 ft. (122 m), no faster than 100 mph (161 km/h), and remain within the pilot's line of sight. Amazon has stated it intends to move towards operating above 200 ft. (61 m) and beneath 500 ft. (152 m). Amazon has stated it plans to fly drones weighing up to 55 lbs. (25 kg) within

3481-405: Was working with the FAA to develop rules for drone operation beyond the line of sight. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the FAA granted a Part 107 waiver to Novant Health in partnership with Zipline for the delivery of medical supplies and personal protective equipment to facilities in North Carolina . The company plans to offer deliveries to homes. On November 18, 2021, Zipline started

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