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

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.

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