‘What next’ is the question always the technology industry need to be answered. The eCommerce industry is growing and the world has started buying online with increased internet availability. In developing countries also the trend is growing at an exponential rate, more and more companies are using the technology to sell their products online, eyeing on volume based sales and for best ROIs. In their recent study report, the leading management consultants, McKinsey & Company stated that 90% of the cart abandonment is due to higher shipping costs. Extensive research and idea storming sessions has been done in eCommerce logistics and finally the solution has arrived.
The Commercial drones currently introduced can handle goods under 5 pounds and can move on an average speed of up to 100 mph and travel up to 15 miles. Most of the companies in the eCommerce see this as an advantage as the cost to delivery is estimated as $1 per shipment. Extensive researchers are continuing to improve weight handling and to reduce noise pollution due to motors of the drones.
The barriers for the commercialization of the technology are the regulations established and enforced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for commercial flights in the United States, package security and safety concerns. Government regulations on various other countries for drones are challenges to be answered for the future use of drones. On a survey, the consumers reacted that if the drone delivery speedup the delivery of the products carted they are open to having their purchases delivered by a drone. More and more VCs and investors started investing millions of dollars into drone startups.
By 2020, the experts expect the drones will dominate the industry not only in retail, but in healthcare, food etc. In the commercial space 2.6 million drones are expected to be in air for delivery.
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