Parcel delivery drone that is happening in Australia and Dubai

Receive parcels by drone, the dream of some geek? Australia and Dubai, this is is not very far from becoming reality.

Why this article? There a few weeks ago, we talked about many drones, because Amazon has created a buzz when he presented his Prime Air project. But the giant U.S. e-commerce has been accused by U.S. media and some of its competitors for having created a free advertising full time year-end (purchase) since the project seems to be far enough feasible.

The reason? FAA or Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates civil aviation in the country of Uncle Sam exceptions, commercial use of a drone is still banned in the United States. The U.S. regulatory agency has just designate organizations that are allowed to do tests on U.S. soil.

But in any case, Amazon has produced a kind of domino because i have unveiled Amazon Prime Air Indeed, we have seen UPS and DHL evoke in turn the possible use of commercial drones in the supply chain, without really being accurate.

DHL has even posted a video which depicts a drone plying between a pharmacy and offices, to deliver drugs to its employees.

Most recently, it is society that Lakemaid Beer Company was posting a video in which we see ice fishermen Minnesota order a beer with a smartphone and have it delivered by a drone. But even if the technical means are already available, it is rather complicated in the land of Uncle Sam

However, there are regions of the world where you may be considering more seriously the drone alternative to supplement the function of a driver. When I say "more seriously," I mean the fact that the projects seem closer to becoming reality.

Australia
The land of kangaroos is more flexible vis-à-vis these flying machines. For example, an NGO already uses drones to monitor farms to see how the animals are raised, and report irregularities. Condition: flying tree height.

And a start-up named Zookal (which sells books) plans to begin shipping its orders drones this year. The client will only have to place an order, inquire geolocation, and then receive a SMS when the drone is at the door.

United Arab Emirates

It is not really a commercial drones since they are public services themselves who plan to use flying machines to perform certain tasks. We talk about the delivery of driving licenses and other paperwork. And according to Business Insider, it could happen next year. To authenticate the recipients, it evokes the use of a fingerprint scanner or an iris scanner mounted on the drone.