Dash Systems raises $8M for precision-airdrops-as-a-service at distant or disaster-stricken destinations
Now more than ever both the importance and limitations of the global delivery infrastructure are on full display. But while Amazon and others try to speed up last-mile delivery using drones, Dash Systems hopes to expedite the middle mile with military-inspired airdrops putting pallets of parcels down at their penultimate destinations, even in the most inaccessible of locations.
Air-based delivery generally consists of four steps. First, an item is taken from the warehouse to the airport. Second, it goes by well-packed large cargo planes from there to another major hub, say from New York to Los Angeles. Third, a truck or smaller plane takes these to their regional destination, a sorting or distribution facility. Fourth, they go out on the familiar delivery trucks and end up on your doorstep.
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Washington, DC - Friday, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:
Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
Daniel Z. Epstein is Director of Legal and Policy at Trust Ventures, a venture fund focused on regulated industries. He previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Associate Counsel to the President for President Donald J. Trump.
Before joining the White House in January 2017, Mr. Epstein was counsel to both the Presidential Transition Team and the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign. In 2011, Mr. Epstein founded Cause of Action Institute, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public interest law firm, and served as its Executive Director and President of the Board until 2016. At Cause of Action, he represented clients pro bono in government investigations and litigated regulato