AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar, Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles, Acción por el clima, Equilibrar la inteligencia humana y artificial
PAL. CLAVE
transportation, Design For Healthcare, drones, logistics
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Matternet & Mercedes Benz
LINK
https://mttr.net
Matternet Station
Fast, predictable and reliable transportation of diagnostic samples
Matternet's mission is to enable organizations around the world to build and operate drone logistics networks for transporting goods on demand, through the air, at a fraction of cost.
The experiment with Mercedes Benz uses drones to shuttle parcels of up to four pounds from a distribution center to vans—at least, when they’re parked at one of four rendezvous points around the city. The vans have a special landing zone on their roof, which allows the drone to set down and drop off its payload. The driver of the vehicle is then tasked with actually delivering the package to a customer.
The idea is to help e-tailers provide on-demand delivery for customers without the need for more vehicles and drivers, or return trips to a distribution center. The approach also neatly sidesteps the issue of having customers interact with drones at their front door, which remains a thorny problem for those wanting to make drone deliveries commonplace.