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In December last year, Zomato had announced the acquisition of Lucknow-based startup TechEagle Innovations, for an undisclosed amount, to carve a path toward drone-based food delivery in India
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Food delivery major Zomato Wednesday said it has successfully tested food delivery via drone technology.
In December last year, Zomato had announced the acquisition of Lucknow-based startup TechEagle Innovations, for an undisclosed amount, to carve a path toward drone-based food delivery in India.
In a statement on Wednesday, Zomato said the test was conducted using a hybrid drone that was able to cover a distance of 5 km in about 10 minutes with a peak speed of 80 kmph while carrying a payload of 5 kgs.
The test was conducted at a designated zone as per DGCA norms, it added. "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.
He added that while there are regulatory hurdles, the tech is ready for use. The drone has inbuilt sensors and an onboard computer to sense and avoid static and dynamic objects. It is also capable of taking off vertically like a helicopter, transiting to an airplane mode to cover the distance and then switching back to helicopter mode for vertical landing without requiring any airstrip.
The statement said although being fully automated, each drone is currently being tested with (remote) pilot supervision to ensure safety.
"Over time, as the company collects more data, it might do away with pilot supervision," the statement said.
As per a notification of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), organisations were asked to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations (BVLOS) of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
In response to the notification, Zomato is forming a consortium as per DGCA's guidelines to carry out experimental BVLOS operations, the statement added.
