Domino’s delivers world’s first pizza-by-drone

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By Gavin van Marle

16/11/2016

While the US continue to fret over the safety implications of allowing commercial drones to operate, some other countries have stolen a march and have gone beyond the test phase. One of the most obvious commercial applications for smaller drones is the fast food delivery business, and New Zealand has just seen Dominos complete the world’s first ever pizza delivery by drone. Here’s the story.

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