Logistical challenges will slow drone delivery potential

UPS Drone Truck

By Alexander Whiteman

23/02/2017

UPS may have launched a drone from the back of one of its trucks, but the technology will only make up 1% of the commercial delivery market by 2020, according to Supply Chain Dive. Quoting research by analysts Gartner, the report said that the reality of drones – despite potentially offering cost and time savings – remain locked in a logistical nightmare comprising privacy laws and weight limits, meant that legislation that is unlikely to change anytime soon.

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