In the future, the postman always ring is probably rare at the door. The German post-tests for the first time the use of drones in the delivery of DHL packages. A pharmacy on the island of Juist is to be supplied as the first.
The German Post DHL is testing for the first time under everyday conditions Paketdrohnefür the parcel delivery. In the field trial is to transport drugs in the coming months by the Lower Saxony seaport north to a pharmacy on the North Sea island of Juist a “DHL Paketkopter”. The first test flights of the unmanned small aircraft last week already took place, said a DHL spokesman. On Friday, the regular delivery operation should be included with the pharmacy. A single test run for parcel delivery via drone had already completed the end of 2013 with a flight over the Rhine DHL.
“seal” -Pharmacy the North Sea island of Juist
“Unique in the world” was the pilot project, under which the Group operating in line now for several months, the “seal” -Pharmacy the North Sea -Island Juist wants to supply from the mainland with medication. The highlight of the air number: Other than required by the authorities so far, the robot messenger does not fly within sight of a pilot who controls the air via remote control. An autopilot controls the drone – although for safety reasons, a mobile station in an emergency could take control. Thus DHL has taken one of the biggest hurdle of all: the concerns of the authorities with their strict rules about the future technology.
because technically – showing the military for years – drones have long mastered today. No wonder logistics services and Internet giants such as Google consider now the world how they can use these devices for their own purposes. Amazon has already announced its intention to deliver packets per drone and had therefore early July for permission to test drones at its facilities requested from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. But the U.S. authorities are still reluctant.
UAVs for remote regions
The Post DHL closes Paketkopter-supply not matter if it is economically viable and technically feasible – such as in sparsely populated or difficult to access areas. But you stand at the very beginning, says board member Jürgen Gerdes – previously it was merely a research project and future scenarios.
Since Amazon is with his future prospects already further: The sight of package drones will one day be as common as mail trucks on the streets, says the mail order company. But according to experts, it will take up to the practicality of really sophisticated, powerful messengers drones for some years. And the legislature has to deal with the new technology and its possibilities, explore the increasingly artisans, private individuals, fire departments or emergency staff for their purposes.
After all, not only the concerns raised by a business-like drones traffic with whole flocks surrender smaller aircraft over residential areas are enormous. New rules and safety regulations have her for a possible future delivery of goods from the air. With the dawn of the automobile responsible for the technical innovation DHL Board Gerdes compares the state of the debate. “The customization of the rules is an evolutionary development,” he says.
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