Last Mile Drone Solution

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Current drone delivery applications don’t always address the last stage in the delivery process. A new drone technology wants to change the way people and businesses around the world send and receive packages in urban, suburban and rural areas. 

The Drone Delivery Station developed by the startup Valqari offers a universal, safe landing station with six separate storage units to accommodate multiple drones and traditional deliveries or pickups.

The drone delivery station also maintains a digital chain of custody throughout the entire delivery process to give users peace of mind knowing their packages are secure until retrieved. The technology will debut in pilot tests later this year.

The Drone Delivery Station is entirely drone agnostic and enables a fully autonomous point-to-point delivery to provide a reliable, universal location for drone deliveries and pickups up to 25 pounds. 

It also has the ability to accept packages numerous ways including winched packages, hover-dropped packages, or pickups and deliveries can be done via landed drones and traditional methods. 

The station has automated route planning and scheduling features. Deliveries and pickups can easily be scheduled on the company’s app (available for iOS and Android). This entirely automated process provides communication technology that authenticates and verifies every delivery while also eliminating any potential interference that may happen during the final stage of drone delivery, according to the company’s announcement.