Meal delivery drones will operate in an industrial zone in Shanghai, China.
Ele.me has been given the green light to operate along 17 newly approved routes over a 58 square kilometer industrial zone in Shanghai. Consumers will be able to receive online takeaway meal orders via drones within 20 minutes (at no extra charge) after confirming the delivery on their smartphones. Personnel at the delivery points will distribute the meals carried by each drone directly to the specified addresses of customers. This is expected to significantly lower operating costs compared with normal delivery methods given that delivery personnel will only need to run 15% of the routes. The E7 drone model likely to be used can carry up to 6 kg and fly as far as 20 km at a maximum speed of 65 km per hour.
Approximately 100 different restaurants operating inside the Jinshan Industrial Park are participating.
More info >>> https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/05/30/your-chinese-takeaway-is-ready-to-be-delivered-by-drone/
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