Drone delivery startup **iant has brought a new winter sourcing option to 4,000 residents in the remote Norwegian ski town of Lillehammer. According to Euronews 20**, iant launched the world's farthest drone delivery service on the same day, bringing the town into the service area.
According to the report, in the local wind of 12 meters per second and the low temperature of minus 15 degrees Celsius, the service radius of these drones can still reach 17 kilometers, which is nearly 6 times that of traditional drones. Local residents can order about 1For 5 kg of medicines, meals or groceries, the average delivery time is about 24 minutes. **IAT CEO Fagnis said that delivery drones are not attractive enough for customers in big cities who can get a delivery within a few steps, and are in high demand in the affluent but remote suburbs, after all, "you don't want to drive for an hour on a cold day to buy".
In addition, these drones emit 95% less CO2 compared to electric vehicles. "This is a sign that delivery drones are no longer a gimmick, and that a win-win situation for both consumers and the environment is moving from imagination to reality," Fagnis said. ”
*: Global Times.