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The Era of Drone Deliveries Has Arrived in Brazil: iFood Gets Approval from Anac to Start Operations

Written by Roberta Souza
Published on 17/08/2020 at 17:43
A era das entregas por drones chegou ao Brasil: IFood recebe aval da Anac para dar início as operações
O aplicativo IFood, uma das maiores plataformas de encomendas de refeições, recebeu um aval da Anac para voos experimentais com drones
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The IFood App, One of the Largest Meal Delivery Platforms, Received Approval from Anac for Experimental Drone Operations

IFood has received approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to conduct experimental flight tests using drones. The tests aim to reduce the delivery time of meals.

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The first flights will take place in October, in the city of Campinas, in the interior of São Paulo. However, the drones will not make deliveries to customers’ homes. First, the new technology will handle the initial part of the routes, and a delivery person will complete the delivery. The test will involve a route of 400 meters in a food court and a setup of the IFood app itself, which will handle the order routes.

According to the company, the drone delivery to the deliverer will take 2 minutes (the same stretch done on foot takes 12 minutes). Immediately after the arrival of the orders via drones, the final part will be handled by the delivery personnel.

Roberto Gandolfo, the Vice President of Logistics at IFood, told Reuters: “Our primary goal is to use drones to bring more efficiency to logistics operations.”

The second route to be undertaken will cover a distance of 2.5 kilometers, starting from an IFood hub in a mall and going to a condominium complex. The current modes take an average of 10 minutes for the same route, while with drones, it is expected to take 4 minutes.

The use of new delivery methods is being researched more by bars and restaurants due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to IFood, the number of registered restaurants on the app rose from around 160,000 to 212,000 from March to June, and the number of deliveries increased from 30 million to 39 million in the same period.

According to the ANAC authorizations, having more drones operating directly depends on the success of the first phase of the experiment. If the results are successful, IFood has already mapped over 200 more to conduct the same experience.

Roberta Souza

Autora no portal Click Petróleo e Gás desde 2019, responsável pela publicação de mais de 8.000 matérias que somam milhões de acessos, unindo técnica, clareza e engajamento para informar e conectar leitores. Engenheira de Petróleo e pós-graduada em Comissionamento de Unidades Industriais, também trago experiência prática e vivência no setor do agronegócio, o que amplia minha visão e versatilidade na produção de conteúdo especializado. Desenvolvo pautas, divulgo oportunidades de emprego e crio materiais publicitários direcionados para o público do setor. Para sugestões de pauta, divulgação de vagas ou propostas de publicidade, entre em contato pelo e-mail: santizatagpc@gmail.com. Não recebemos currículos

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