UPS begins testing emergency drone deliveries with CyPhy @ TechCrunch.

The 3-mile journey took about 8 minutes, using a drone branded with UPS badging and colors, and supplied by CyPhy Works, a Massachusetts-based drone company that supplies both the hardware and software for drone operations. UPS is also an investor in CyPhy, participating in a $22 million round the company raised last October.

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Huh, we haven’t been following the VC rounds of CyPhy, but this is interesting – they’re up to $31.95M in 5 Rounds from 7 Investors, including UPS “UPS testing drones for use in its package delivery system” (video). Follow our coverage of CyPhy here.