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Food Delivery service named Ele.me announced that it will officially begin using drones to deliver food in Shanghai.
The announcement was made at an event on Tuesday. The service, which is the first of its kind in Shanghai is still in its trial phase. At present, drones will only be able to operate on 17 designated routes and the delivery area covering 58 square kilometers which is currently limited to Jinshan Industrial Park, according to Kang Jia, Chief Operating Officer of Ele.me.The drones wont actually deliver food to your home or office. Currently the drones will transport food from one distribution center to another. Meaning delivery drivers will have to pick up the drone orders from distribution center and then deliver them to the customers. Speed is the most significant attribute of the new service. This was proven during the press conference when an audience member placed an order from the app. A delivery man and a delivery drone were dispatched at the same time. The drone finished the 3.4 km distance within four minutes, while the same route took the delivery driver 12 minutes.
On security concerns and other general queries about the project Zou Li, project manager at Ele.me stated that Our delivery boxes are a secured part of the drones, so the food wont come down
we undertake a routine examination before each flight, and regular maintenance will ensure its stability and safety. he added.
