News / Zurich drone delivery test the first in a major European city

Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet und siroop starten Pilotprojekt zur On-Demand-Lieferung von e-Commerce-Produkten in Zürich // Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and siroop start pilot project for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods in Zurich

The deployment of drone technology in retail supply chains took a major step forward this week after a new pilot project to deliver e-commerce goods in the Swiss city of Zurich.

Mercedes-Benz, Swiss e-commerce platform Siroop and US drone developer Matternet yesterday announced the three-week trial of a same-day delivery service.

Drones will deliver goods weighing up to 2kg to a landing platform on courier van roofs, and the vehicles then make the final delivery to consumers.

Matternet founder and chief executive Andreas Raptopoulos said: ...