Wal-Mart Joins the Race for Drone Deliveries
- Company may use devices to monitor inventory at its facilities
- The move thrusts retailer into technology race with Amazon.com
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, wants to test drones for delivering products, entering a race with online competitors Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Wal-Mart on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for a waiver to test drones outdoors, with a goal of eventually using them to deliver goods to consumers.