Chinese food delivery company Ele.me has received approval from the Chinese government to be the first to use real-time delivery drones on Beijing 's 17 available routes, which are situated in Jinshan Industrial Park and connect about 100 vendors. Ele.me claimed delivery times will be shortened to around 20 minutes from 30 as the drones will be able to fly across 15% of the original delivery route. Chinese food delivery platform Ele.me has gotten approval for the country’s first batch of air routes for real-time delivery drones in Shanghai on May 29. The service will also be cheaper because of the decreased need for human drivers.
Chinese food delivery company Ele.me has received approval from the Chinese government to be the first to use real-time delivery drones on Beijing 's 17 available routes, which are situated in Jinshan Industrial Park and connect about 100 vendors. Ele.me claimed delivery times will be shortened to around 20 minutes from 30 as the drones will be able to fly across 15% of the original delivery route. The service will also be cheaper because of the decreased need for human drivers.