Switzerland 's postal service has decided to test the viability of using unmanned aircraft to deliver small packages . The drones are connected via cloud technology that stores the weather , terrain and airspace data , and can carry a load of up to 1 kg over a distance of more than 100 km with a single battery charge . Until the time of their realistic commercial use in around five years, there are various requirements which need to be clarified," it said. The project is a collaboration between Swiss Post , Swiss WorldCargo and California - based drone manufacturer Matternet .
Switzerland 's postal service has decided to test the viability of using unmanned aircraft to deliver small packages . The drones are connected via cloud technology that stores the weather , terrain and airspace data , and can carry a load of up to 1 kg over a distance of more than 100 km with a single battery charge . The project is a collaboration between Swiss Post , Swiss WorldCargo and California - based drone manufacturer Matternet .