On the online ordering and food delivery platform, Zomato said on Wednesday that he has successfully tested his first drone delivery using a hybrid drone, which provided a distance of five kilometers in 10 minutes to deliver food packets and during this time Maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour achieved.
Zomato said, "The drone was tested last week in one of the remote sites approved by the DGCA. These types of tests are done in very remote places, which are specially designed for this type of test. ' Although the food aggregator did not disclose the exact location where the drone delivered the packet.
According to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 13, the Expression Express for the operation of the Experimental Beyond Visual Line of Site Operations (BVLOS) of the Remotely Polyoted Aircraft System (RPAS) / Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the interested companies. Interest has been asked to deposit (EOI).
In a statement, founder and chief executive officer of Jamato, said in a statement: "It is the only possible way to take the average 30 minutes of food delivery in 15 minutes to take the air route. Roads are not efficient enough for delivery. ' He said, "We are working towards the creation of sustainable and safe distribution technology and with our first successful test, food delivery by drones is no longer just a dream."
He further said, "Regulatory obstacles are intact and the government needs to work on it, but the technology is ready to fly and I am confident that the delivery of the drone will soon become normal." Jommet's Hybrid Drone has delivered a weight of five kilograms, which was completely automated.
