February 5, 2015 at 00:30Drones deliver tea in China
Four hundred and fifty people in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai will receive ginger tea within an hour of ordering. Quadrocopters will deliver tea. The service is available from February 4 to 6 - so Taobao, the Alibaba marketplace, will test this method.
Amazon, Google, DHL and other companies have tried shipping goods using drones. In the United States, this method of delivery has become a problem due to legislation, although the first precedent in the form of a fine of $ 1,100 for shooting from a drone in 2011 was created in January 2015. Amazon asks for permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration, and DHL only works on one a small island.
Similar problems for commercial (and not only) enterprises arise in Russia. For the Dodo Pizza pizzeria, the use of drones could result in a fine of two hundred thousand rubles, but the judge rejected this decision.
The Alibaba marketplace has decided to try out quadcopters in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Three hundred and forty grams of brown sugar ginger tea will be delivered to the customer an hour after ordering. This tea is commonly used to relieve menstrual cramps. The quadcopter will deliver the box to four hundred and fifty lucky.
Amazon, Google, DHL and other companies have tried shipping goods using drones. In the United States, this method of delivery has become a problem due to legislation, although the first precedent in the form of a fine of $ 1,100 for shooting from a drone in 2011 was created in January 2015. Amazon asks for permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration, and DHL only works on one a small island.
Similar problems for commercial (and not only) enterprises arise in Russia. For the Dodo Pizza pizzeria, the use of drones could result in a fine of two hundred thousand rubles, but the judge rejected this decision.
The Alibaba marketplace has decided to try out quadcopters in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Three hundred and forty grams of brown sugar ginger tea will be delivered to the customer an hour after ordering. This tea is commonly used to relieve menstrual cramps. The quadcopter will deliver the box to four hundred and fifty lucky.