Drone Delivery Takes Flight in Bengaluru
FedEx aur IIT Madras ne Bengaluru mein India ki pehli intra-city drone delivery test poori kar li hai. Ye tests shaher ke andar mid-mile logistics ko behtar banane aur aerial transport ko explore karne par focus kiye gaye.
Drone Cuts 53km Delivery Time to Just 21 Minutes
FedEx SMART Centre aur IIT Madras ke tests mein toh kamaal hi ho gaya! Jo 53 km ka road route 60 minute se bhi zyada time leta tha, woh drone ne sirf 21 minute mein cover kar liya. Jo aerial route tha woh around 39-42 km ka tha. Urban areas mein delivery time kam karne ka ye ek bada solution hai.
Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Drone Flights
Drones ko udaane ke liye DGCA se permissions lena zaroori tha. Ye flights sensitive airspace, jaise Airport Yellow aur Red Zones mein hui. Isse pata chalta hai ki rules follow karte hue bhi innovation ho sakta hai aur safe logistics solutions ban sakte hain, jo FedEx ke innovation goals ko support karte hain.
Future Logistics Research Gets a Boost
FedEx ke VP, Nitin Navneet Tatiwala ne kaha ki ye achievement SMART Centre ki research ko support karti hai, jisme air cargo optimization, EV integration aur demand forecasting jaisi cheezein hain. IIT Madras ke Professor Satyanarayanan R Chakravarthy ne bataya ki ye trials urban logistics mein aerial robotics ko integrate kar rahe hain, research ko practical bana rahe hain. Professor Arshinder Kaur ne bhi supply chain innovation aur advanced tech par focus highlight kiya.
