{"id":417844,"date":"2022-03-17T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T18:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:07:02","slug":"where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/","title":{"rendered":"#Where are the drone deliveries we were promised?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b3a8428ad0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b3a8428ad0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#%E2%80%9CWhere_are_the_drone_deliveries_we_were_promised%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Where are the drone deliveries we were promised?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#Amazons_history_of_drones\" >Amazon\u2019s history of drones\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#How_many_drone_deliveries_are_actually_happening\" >How many drone deliveries are actually happening?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#Flytrex_Israel\" >Flytrex (Israel)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#Wing_Aviation_Australia_US_Norway\" >Wing Aviation (Australia, US, Norway)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#Manna_Ireland\" >Manna (Ireland)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#ANRA_India\" >ANRA (India)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#What_are_the_downsides_to_drone_deliveries\" >What are the downsides to drone deliveries?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-are-the-drone-deliveries-we-were-promised\/#Do_we_really_need_delivery_drones\" >Do we really need delivery drones?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhere_are_the_drone_deliveries_we_were_promised%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Where are the drone deliveries we were promised?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobility pundits have promised us a future where drones would seamlessly deliver goods to our doors. Most of us are still waiting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The logic of drone delivery is to provide a sustainable option for last-mile shipping. Rather than a singledriver dropping off packages at dozens of homes, separate drones can simultaneously transport goods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But has the trend evolved beyond the hype? And when can we expect actual drone delivery?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazons_history_of_drones\"><\/span><strong>Amazon\u2019s history of drones\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1382766 js-lazy\" alt=\"Air drone \" width=\"796\" height=\"511\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-796x511.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-796x511.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-280x180.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-210x135.jpg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-421x270.jpg 421w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-1592x1021.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04.jpg 1640w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift-basics%2F2022%2F03%2F17%2Fwhy-were-still-waiting-for-last-mile-delivery-drones%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: A prototype Amazon Prime drone. Credit: Prime Air\" data-title=\"Share A prototype Amazon Prime drone. Credit: Prime Air on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share A prototype Amazon Prime drone. Credit: Prime Air on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>A prototype Amazon Prime drone. Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Prime-Air\/b?node=8037720011\">Prime Air<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1382766\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-796x511.jpg\" alt=\"Air drone \" width=\"796\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-796x511.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-280x180.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-210x135.jpg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-421x270.jpg 421w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04-1592x1021.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/prime-air_04.jpg 1640w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the best-known investor in the tech is Amazon. The company announced an experimental drone delivery service <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techland.time.com\/2013\/12\/01\/amazon-bezos-drones\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with great fanfare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60 Minutes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promised packages delivered to your doorstep by a drone that lands, drops your parcel, and flies away \u2014 meaning no judgemental looks from the delivery drivers for ordering M&amp;Ms and gin again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it\u2019s been slow going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alphabet subsidiary <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wing.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Flextrex have long overtaken Amazon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2020, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Prime-Air\/b?node=8037720011\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Prime Air<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> received the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s permission to conduct drone operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But in 2021, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/amazon-drone-delivery-prime-air\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wired<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> painted a dire picture of drone life at Amazon in the UK:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a Monday, and it was about 11 am or 12 pm, and this guy just had this open can of Stella,\u201d explains one former employee. \u201cHe took it out of a fridge and popped it open at his desk.\u201d Another describes an employee pinning down the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove\u2019 button on their computer so that all the frames of footage were approved regardless of whether there were hazards in them or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The article detailed over 100 job losses at Amazon Prime Air \u2014 and even more as the company shuttered part of its UK operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite regulatory clearance and the ability to conduct test flights in Britain since 2016, the company has yet to deliver a fleet of working drones. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Prime-Air\/b?node=8037720011\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the US<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the company is still in the experimental phase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon drones have failed. But there are a lot more companies in the space who want to fly to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_drone_deliveries_are_actually_happening\"><\/span><strong>How many drone deliveries are actually happening?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than you\u2019d think. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/aerospace-and-defense\/our-insights\/future-air-mobility-blog\/drone-delivery-more-lift-than-you-think\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to McKinsey &amp; Co, there have been over 660,000 commercial drone deliveries to customers over the past three years, not including the countless test flights to develop and prove the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They estimate that more than 2,000 drone deliveries are occurring each day across the world. On top of this, they predict there will be close to 1.5 million deliveries in 2022 as a whole, up from just under half a million in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a look at some of the key players:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flytrex_Israel\"><\/span><strong>Flytrex (Israel)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1382767 js-lazy\" alt=\"Flytrex \" width=\"796\" height=\"539\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-796x539.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-796x539.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-280x190.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-199x135.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-399x270.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA.jpeg 1361w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift-basics%2F2022%2F03%2F17%2Fwhy-were-still-waiting-for-last-mile-delivery-drones%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Flytrex delivery drone. Credit: Flytrex\" data-title=\"Share Flytrex delivery drone. Credit: Flytrex on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Flytrex delivery drone. Credit: Flytrex on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Flytrex delivery drone. Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flytrex.com\/\">Flytrex<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1382767\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-796x539.jpeg\" alt=\"Flytrex \" width=\"796\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-796x539.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-280x190.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-199x135.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA-399x270.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/1_2tuonJTwGsTEushw0NSMdA.jpeg 1361w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in Israel, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flytrex.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flytrex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched the world\u2019s first fully operational, regulatory approved, and on-demand drone delivery service in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company participated in the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal Aviation Authorities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018 (FAA\u2019s) Drone Pilot Program, partnering with North Carolina\u2019s Department of Transportation and taking on the challenge to establish the first drone-based delivery service in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flytrex currently offers five-minute grocery and food deliveries in parts of North Carolina, with a 3kg (6.6 lb) weight limit and an 8km (five-mile) round <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wing_Aviation_Australia_US_Norway\"><\/span><strong>Wing Aviation (Australia, US, Norway)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/7wA8uYjgfoM\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wing.com\/australia\/canberra\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wing Aviation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was approved to operate ongoing drone grocery and restaurant deliveries in North Canberra (ACT) and Logan (QLD) in Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, Wing completed just over 100,000 drone deliveries in Australia. In the first two months of 2022, they surpassed 30,000. Recently the company made more than 1,000 deliveries in a single day (that\u2019s a delivery every 25 seconds).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manna_Ireland\"><\/span><strong>Manna (Ireland)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manna <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manna.aero\/balbriggan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> three-minute drone deliveries for groceries in Ireland, doing 2,000 to 3,000 flights daily in Balbriggan, CountyDublin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ANRA_India\"><\/span><strong>ANRA (India)\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA Technologies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and food delivery company Swiggy finished a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/home\/news\/anra-achieves-bvlos-food-and-medical-delivery-milestone-in-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pilot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in August 2021 of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone delivery operations in the Etah and Rupnagar districts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_downsides_to_drone_deliveries\"><\/span><strong>What are the downsides to drone deliveries?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Mohammad Didarul Alam \u2014 a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Florida International University \u2014 drone mainstreaming has been curtailed by complex flying mechanisms, poor lifting capacity, and safety compromises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rotor-driven drone can lift a small load (for example, the Amazon Prime Air) with a 16 to 24km (10 to 15 miles) flying range. However, if the weight is even more than 2.26kg (five pounds), the flying range is drastically reduced to 3.2 to 4.8km (two to three miles) \u2014 which cannot be a viable delivery system. The only way to improve its capability is to increase the number of rotors in the drone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, increasing the number of rotors will imbalance the drone, making it difficult \u2014 if not impossible \u2014 to control. So there\u2019s still a lot of R&amp;D to be ironed out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the logistical challenges in rolling out and scaling these delivery businesses, there are other problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/HM8MW-IStGw\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the impact of drones on birds and animals is unknown. In 2015, two eagles<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/drone-encounter-two-eagles-didnt-go-planned-180957336\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mistook a drone for food<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Austria \u2014 and similar incidents are bound to keep occurring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video-equipped drones also raise privacy questions. No one wants to be filmed in their backyard and through windows. Cameras are deployed for safety reasons. However, it\u2019s unclear how many companies record these flights, and what they do with the footage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sound is another issue. Residents complained about the noise of Wing delivery drones to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-11-09\/noise-from-drone-delivery-service-divides-canberra-residents\/10484044\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2018, with one local saying, \u201cWith the windows closed, even with double glazing, you can hear the drones,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-017-02411-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that drones are more sustainable than road delivery, although they can increase the number of goods warehouses, which require light, heating, and have other energy concerns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_we_really_need_delivery_drones\"><\/span><strong>Do we really need delivery drones?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2013 when Amazon was hyping their drones, there was little (if any) on-demand delivery in most places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even here in Berlin, supermarkets now do next-day delivery. I also have the choice of at least five services that will deliver groceries to me in about 10 minutes. Online retailers like Amazon often have next day or day after delivery. And, in some places, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on-the-ground delivery robots<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combined, this paints a crowded delivery picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest differentiator to most customers is price and speed. For many apartment dwellers, drone delivery is less appealing, as there\u2019s no one to walk your delivery up four flights of stairs. Amazon\u2019s promise of 30 minutes or less drone deliveries just doesn\u2019t seem all that exciting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, drones may remove the problems experienced by drivers and riders, but not necessarily lead to a better experience for warehouse staff \u2014 or even the people receiving packages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, it\u2019s hard to predict if (or when) delivery drones will ever go mainstream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They make a lot of sense, especially in rugged areas which are hard to reach by ground transport. Their speed and airborne status give them huge green cred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they are unlikely to replace other last-mile delivery services, especially in urban areas where they\u2019re most likely to successfully coexist with ebikes and delivery bots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, much like is the case for any new tech, we just need to go from disparate use cases in geofenced areas to the mainstream. <\/span>Drone deliveries will happen \u2014 the question is how quickly business cases are tightened to enable them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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