Locals in Reykjavik are now getting their takeaways delivered by drone. The world's first operational drone delivery service has launched last week in Iceland's capital city.

 

居住在冰岛首都雷克雅未克的人现在可以收无人机送来的外卖了。上周该市推出了世界上首个商用无人机送货服务。

 

The drones transport a range of goods, including groceries and restaurant food, much faster than delivery vans.

 

The company behind the service plans to scale it up in the next few months to make hundreds of drone deliveries each day.

 

The drones are operated by Flytrex, an on-demand drone delivery firm based in Tel Aviv.

 

The company claims that deliveries that would take 25 minutes by car in Reykjavik can be completed by a drone in just four minutes.

 

CEO of Flytrex, Yariv Bash, said that 'this is a working system, not a one-off wonder.'

 

Deliveries are made by Flytrex's autonomous¹ delivery drone 'Mule²', which can carry up to 6.5 pounds (three kilograms) for distances of up to six miles.

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