March 25, 2021 10:33 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350861/samsung-drone-delivery-manna-ireland-electronics
Samsungs new partnership offers another glimpse of a drone delivery future in only one Irish town
In Oranmore, a small town in County Galway, Ireland, you can now get a taste of a possible, instantly-gratifying drone delivery future. In a newly announced partnership with Irish drone delivery company Manna, Samsung is promising delivery of its smaller electronics like phones and smart watches “within three minutes” when ordered by someone in Oranmore from Samsung’s Irish online store.
Manna uses “custom-developed aerospace drones” to complete deliveries, according to Samsung’s announcement. The drones’ ability to travel at speeds over 60 kilometers per hour (around 37 miles per hour) seems to be what guarantees those aggressive delivery times, though only operating within a two-kilometer radius from their dispatch center probably...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350861/samsung-drone-delivery-manna-ireland-electronics
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