UPS wants to use its delivery drones to bring medicine to hard-to-reach areas. Last week, it started testing on Children's Island, an island about 5 kilometres off the US coast. An inhalation device for asthma was delivered there.
UPS thinks the drones could provide a solution for deliveries to hard-to-reach locations, which do require urgency. "UPS employees of course remain the face for our consumers, but a test like this shows that customer service and fast parcel delivery will go hand in hand in the future," said Mark Wallace, senior vice-president of global engineering & sustainability at UPS.
The courier service is working with drone manufacturer CyPhy Works in the tests. The drone runs on a battery, has night vision and controls itself, so drivers need little training.
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