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NCDOT initiative uses drones for COVID-19 relief efforts

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working with public and private partners to launch three projects using drones to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts. According to NCDOT, the initiative will be launched in May.

For the first project, Novant Health and Zipline are proposing to deliver personal protective equipment and other medical equipment across Novant Health's medical campuses in the Charlotte area.

For the second project, UPS Flight Forward and Matternet are proposing to work with a Winston-Salem hospital on an operation to use drones to take healthcare equipment, medicine…

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