Germany’s express delivery and mail company Deutsche Post DHL is testing a UAS that could be used to deliver urgently needed goods to hard-to-reach places. The small pilotless helicopter flew a package of medicine Monday from a pharmacy in the town of Bonn to the company’s headquarters on the other side of the Rhine River.The aircraft can carry up to 3 kilograms.
Company spokesman Thomas Kutsch says the flights all this week are strictly a research project to see if the technology works and there are no plans yet to start actual UAS deliveries.
The test flights required permission from local aviation authorities.
Daniel Knoche of DHL partner microdrones holds up a quadcopter at Deutsche Post headquarters on December 9, 2013 in Bonn, Germany.
Photos: dpa/Oliver Berg and Rentz/Getty Images
Sources: CTV News; Getty Images
Its very interesting, that in the most cases the germans have the new, innovative ideas. Maybe we dont see the letter-guy face2face and only hear the noise of the drone, when we expect an package. The only thing, which could be hard to solute, is the fact, that you need to put your signature and confirm the recieve. But there will be a solution!