Zomato tests tech to send food by drones\, may not pass govt muster

Zomato tests tech to send food by drones, may not pass govt muster

The Gurugram-based company had acquired Lucknow-based drone manufacturer and consultant start-up TechEagle in December, to expand food delivery using drones

Neha Alawadhi & Arindam Majumder  |  New Delhi 

In the climax of Satyajit Ray’s 1969 classic Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, pots of sweets floated down from the skies to feed a starving army. That fantasy might soon be a reality, thanks to Zomato.

On Wednesday, the leading food-delivery company said it had successfully tested its maiden drone delivery technology. The government has, however, not yet given a green light to delivery of good by drones. “We’ve been able to successfully test our drone tech. We met all our parameters and were able to cover a distance of 5 km in about 10 minutes with a peak speed of 80 kmph, ...

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First Published: Wed, June 12 2019. 20:45 IST