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A delivery drone, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) utilized to transport packages, food or other goods. In the United States initial attempts at commercial use of UAVs, such as the Tacocopter company for food delivery, were blocked by FAA regulation.[1] As of 2015, delivering of packages with drones in the United States is not permitted.[2] On the 13th March 2015, in Sheffield, FPS Distribution completed the first commercial delivery using a UAV. UAVs can transport medicines and vaccines, and retrieve medical samples, into and out of remote or otherwise inaccessible regions.[3] "Ambulance drones" rapidly deliver defibrillators in the crucial few minutes after cardiac arrests, and include livestream communication capability allowing paramedics to remotely observe and instruct on-scene individuals in how to use the defibrillators.
Matternet is a Silicon Valley startup developing small UAVs for the delivery of lightweight goods. Their transportation solution comprises small UAVs able to carry up to 1 kilogram goods over distances of up to 20 kilometers on a battery charge.[20] The UAVs are connected to a Cloud Software that aggregates weather, terrain and airspace data, and creates geo-fenced aerial routes for safe flight. The system is controlled by a smartphone app. It's been reported that Matternet is also developing automatic landing stations, where the UAVs would swap batteries to extend their range.[21] They have announced a public launch of the first UAV for transportation in Q1 of 2015.[22] Their website reports that Matternet is creating "The ‘Apple II’ of the drone industry: the most easy to use, desirable and safest personal flying vehicle you have ever experienced."
Amazon Prime Air - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' December 2013 announcement that Amazon was planning rapid delivery of lightweight commercial products using UAVs was met with skepticism, with perceived obstacles including federal and state regulatory approval, public safety, reliability, individual privacy, operator training and certification, security (hacking), payload thievery, and logistical challenges.[26] In July 2014 it was revealed Amazon was working on its 8th and 9th drone prototypes, some that could fly 50 miles per hour and carry 5-pound packages, and had applied to the FAA to test them.[27]
Google revealed in August 2014 it had been testing UAVs in Australia for two years. The Google X program known as "Project Wing" aims to produce drones that can deliver not only products sold via e-commerce, but larger delivery items[28]
USPS has been testing delivery systems [29] with HorseFly Drones. FedEx is reported to be testing integration of drone delivery with their existing logistics[30] model.
In December 2013, in a research project of Deutsche Post AG subsidiary DHL, a sub-kilogram quantity of medicine was delivered via a prototype Microdrones “parcelcopter,” raising speculation that disaster relief may be the first place the company will use the technology.
DHL Parcelcopter already in use in Germany.[33]
In February 2014, the prime minister and cabinet affairs minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that the UAE planned to launch a fleet of UAVs for civilian purposes.[34] Plans were for the UAVs to use fingerprint and eye-recognition systems to deliver official documents such as passports, ID cards and licenses, and supply emergency services at accidents. A battery-powered prototype four rotor UAV about half a meter across was displayed in Dubai.[35]
UK based FPS Distribution[36] and Switzerland's Swiss Post are both developing[37] drone delivery services for wide scale use.
In December 2014, French mail services company La Poste unveiled experimental[38] delivery drone project.
In February 2015, Hangzhou based e-commerce provider Ali Baba started[39] delivery drone services around select cities in China.
In March 2015, Shenzhen based SF Express started[40] providing delivery services with Xaircraft drones in China.
In May 2015, CJ Express initiates[41] delivery with drone services in South Korea.
Amazon Prime Air is a conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon.com. On December 1, 2013, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed plans for Amazon Prime Air in an interview on 60 Minutes. Amazon Prime Air will use multirotor Miniature Unmanned Air Vehicle (Miniature UAV, otherwise known as drone) technology to autonomously fly individual packages to customers’ doorsteps within 30 minutes of ordering.