SINGAPORE: Can chickens fly? On Thursday, five packets of ayam penyet did, when food delivery service Foodpanda used a drone to deliver the popular fried chicken dish from the Marina South Pier to a ship located 3km offshore.
This is not the first time Foodpanda has experimented with the use of drones for deliveries - the Berlin-based food delivery giant first did so in Singapore in 2015.Food delivery via drone is taking flight, with companies such as Uber and KFC experimenting with the use of the devices over the past year.
“The idea would be to keep delivery fees stable so customers don't feel any difference,” he said, adding that economies of scale meant that the greater use of drones would eventually translate to lower prices."As with any big disruptive innovation, in the very early days it's more like an investment for us, with the objective of also making it economically viable in the future," said Mr Andreani.
Mr Teong Soo Soon, ST Engineering’s UAV business vice president said he expects to eventually see a network of pre-approved flight routes, where drones can be safely used for deliveries.
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