{"id":593522,"date":"2023-10-06T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/drone-startup-launches-grocery-delivery-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:31:57","slug":"drone-startup-launches-grocery-delivery-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drone-startup-launches-grocery-delivery-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"#Drone startup launches grocery delivery in Germany"},"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-6a3430a74ef2d\" 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-6a3430a74ef2d\" 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-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drone-startup-launches-grocery-delivery-in-germany\/#Grocery_delivery_just_one_of_many_air_mobility_use_cases\" >Grocery delivery just one of many air mobility use cases<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Thursday, German startup Wingcopter launched a drone and electric cargo-bike delivery project to bring everyday consumer goods to remote rural areas in Central Germany.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as with ordinary grocery delivery, customers in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michelstadt, Hesse, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be able to place their orders via a website and decide on a convenient delivery time slot. Autonomous Wingcopter drones will then deliver non-perishable products from a local supermarket to a drop-off point outside of villages<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The final stretch to the customer\u2019s door will be covered by cargo-bikes (with human) from e-bike producer Riese &amp; M\u00fcller.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, the pilot project, named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLieferMichel,\u201d will offer non-perishables from the local REWE supermarket (one of Wingcopter\u2019s backers), with the intention of adding more retailers if the project proves successful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are really proud to pilot LieferMichel, the first drone delivery service for groceries and everyday goods in Germany,\u201d said Tom Pl\u00fcmmer, CEO of Wingcopter. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our biggest goal is to gain experience and evaluate, together with the residents, an environmentally friendly and efficient service that creates real added value for the population in rural areas.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1400475 js-lazy\" alt=\"A group of people standing behind a Wingcopter drone with cargo bike to the side\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/10\/TF_3431_web-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fecosystems%2F2023%2F10%2F06%2Fdrone-startup-wingcopter-grocery-delivery-germany%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The drone will fly to a drop-off point where are cargo-bike (plus human) will take over the final bit of logistics. Credit: Wingcopter\" data-title=\"Share The drone will fly to a drop-off point where are cargo-bike (plus human) will take over the final bit of logistics. Credit: Wingcopter on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The drone will fly to a drop-off point where are cargo-bike (plus human) will take over the final bit of logistics. Credit: Wingcopter on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The drone will fly to a drop-off point where are cargo-bike (plus human) will take over the final bit of logistics. 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Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wingcopter is conducting the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drone-Cargo Bike Express Delivery (DroLEx \u2013 Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Belieferung) project in collaboration with the Frankfurt University of <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>lied <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s (Frankfurt UAS). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pilot <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), as part of a broader \u201cInnovative Air Mobility\u201d funding directive of \u20ac430,000. The LieferMichel pilotwill initially run until the end of 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grocery_delivery_just_one_of_many_air_mobility_use_cases\"><\/span>Grocery delivery just one of many air mobility use cases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2017 by Pl\u00fcmmer and co-founders Jonathan Hesselbarth (CTO) and Ansgar Kadura (CSO), Wingcopter makes uncrewed all-electric delivery drones and also provides drone delivery services. Backed by the European Investment Bank, REWE Group, and Salvia, among others, the Darmstadt-based company currently employs 150 people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its latest drone is the Wingcopter 198, built on patented tilt-rotor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that makes it withstand strong winds and rain as it goes about its mission. It has a payload capacity of up to 5kg, range up to 110km, wind resistance of 15m\/s average, and 20m\/s gusts, and a default cruise speed of 100km\/h. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also equipped with a redundant system architecture of dual airspeed sensors, dual heading and positioning systems, and dual flight controllers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero-emission grocery delivery options may indeed prove to be vital for the survival of remote rural areas in the future. However, Wingcopter\u2019s product has several other use cases. The company has already deployed its drones for on-demand medical delivery to remote islands in Vanuatu and Ireland, volcano inspection in Italy, and infrastructure inspection in Norway, among other projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see one of Wingcopter\u2019s drones in action (and catch a glimpse of German rural landscapes) watch the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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\/Uvt02lMH1XE\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--resp-video-container--><!-- notionvc: 4ee39ec3-5c7a-4879-8605-11ebae001cf0 -->\n                        <\/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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