Restaurant finder and food delivery app Zomato on Wednesday tested its maiden drone delivery technology in order to use the hybrid drone for delivering food.
However, the country's legal norms do not allow drones to deliver. So how does the food delivery app plans to use its drone technology? Let's find out.
Owing to security concerns and the absence of a policy framework, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had disallowed any civil use of drones until a policy was put in place.
So, drones as of now cannot be used for delivery.
Zomato, which successfully tested food delivery via drone technology, said it is forming a consortium to carry out the drone operations beyond line of sight, in line with the DGCA policy framework.
The test was conducted using a hybrid drone that was able to cover a distance of 5 kms in about 10 minutes with a peak speed of 80 kmph while carrying a payload of 5 kgs.
“The only possible way to reduce the average 30.5 minutes to 15 minutes is to take the aerial route - roads are not efficient for very fast delivery. We have been working towards building sustainable and safe delivery technology and with our first successful test, food delivery by drones is no longer just a pipe dream,” Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a statement.
The company did not share details on when it expects to receive the required regulatory approvals.
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