Oct 9 2015
According to Reuters, drone package delivery might soon be a reality as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking new steps to allow commercial drone operations.
While major players like Amazon and Google stand to benefit, so too does Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group.
The company is working on an integrated delivery drone that is designed to dramatically increase the efficiency and safety of delivering packages to homes and businesses. The robust HorseFly UAV™ delivery drone has been engineered to make short, quick delivery hops from atop a nearby delivery truck to a home or business, should legislation ultimately allow their use. The Horsefly resides in a portal integrated into the truck’s roof and can fly to nearby destinations to drop off a package, and then return to the truck roof for a quick recharge before the next delivery…all in the line-of-sight of the driver.
Workhorse is working with the FAA via the University of Cincinnati and has received favorable comments as it works toward FAA approval to permit its customers to incorporate drone delivery into their logistical architecture where applicable.
Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group, believes that by launching delivery drones from local delivery trucks, the drone flights will be short, effective, safe and extremely economical.
Source: http://workhorse.com/