Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the

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Russian Federation Vasily Osmakov noted that it would be effective to use drones to transport food over long distances. At the same time, the politician noted that this will only be possible in 10-15 years.

Drone delivery has long ceased to be a technology of the future; it is used by the largest retailers. For example, Amazon has been testing drones for parcel delivery for several years. In late 2015, former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson presented the Prime Air drone; a video of the presentation appeared on YouTube. In late 2016, the company showed a video where a customer’s order, consisting of a bag of popcorn and a miniature TV set-top box, is delivered by a drone. This was Amazon’s first delivery cyprus whatsapp number list using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In July, the company patented the construction of charging stations for drones.

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In Japan, e-commerce giant Rakuten began experimenting with drone delivery in June 2016. Domino's Pizza began delivering orders by drone in New Zealand last summer.

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So why is this method not widespread in Russia, is there a need for quadcopters for parcels and what are the prospects in our market for entrepreneurs who are engaged in the production of UAVs.

Let's start with the fact that drones have already been used in the delivery procedure in the Russian Federation. In 2014, in Syktyvkar, a UAV from Copter Express brought lunch to a Dodo Pizza customer.

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A total of 6 boxes were delivered. After that, the company was accused of violating airspace rules. The court imposed a fine of 50 thousand rubles. However, the administrative penalty was later challenged. The company's representatives proved that the law does not require filing an application for a quadcopter flight.

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