Swiss post announced the beginning of testing package delivery by air. While delivery will be made only in exceptional cases and only for the transportation of special items. This may be the delivery of urgent laboratory tests or small packages in areas of natural disasters.

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Swiss post announced the beginning of testing package delivery by air. While delivery will be made only in exceptional cases and only for the transportation of special items. This may be the delivery of urgent laboratory tests or small packages in areas of natural disasters.

to act as postman will drone called One. It is designed for small loads and is very easy to operate. On Board he can take loads of up to 1 kilogram and fly with him not more than 10 km on a single charge. To control the flight of the drone will be "cloud-based" software, which will hold it in a predetermined and safest trajectory path.

Previously, we wrote about similar tests on Chinese delivery online store. Asian drone endured parcels of tea weighing up to 340 g.