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Could courier companies really use drones?

Snazzy technology meets red tape and practical complications | Drone rage | Privacy Commissioner's warning. With VIDEO. 

Fri, 24 Jul 2015

Courier companies the world over are getting some press with drone delivery trials.

In the clip below, Fastway uses a Flirtey drone to deliver car parts from its Penrose office to TR Group 1.9km away in Mt Wellington. That's a short distance but one that can take forever in that super-congested

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