Wal-Mart joins Amazon by seeking to test drones for home delivery, pickup

Wal-Mart joins Amazon by seeking to test drones for home delivery, pickup

A 'Phantom 2' drone by DJI company flies during the 4th Intergalactic Meeting of Phantom's Pilots (MIPP) in an open secure area in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, in this March 16, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files

Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders.

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