Drone Fleet Delivers 100 Packages in Switzerland’s Largest City

There was a buzz in the air quite literally around Switerland’s largest city, Zurich, as Daimler’s fleet of delivery drones took to the skys in what was a resounding success for the automaker who has adapted the Mercedes-Benz Vito into a drone launchpad for delivery of small online orders.

The pilot drone fleet program has completed around 100 successful flights using a pair of delivery drones and two Vito vans, each outfitted with integrated landing/launch platforms on the roof.

“The aim was to test the technology and the concept in real-world conditions and find out where optimisation was required,” said Mercedes-Benz Vans head of future transportation, Stefan Maurer. “We also wanted to know how people would react to this new form of transportation.”

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