Mumbai: India’s financial capital city Mumbai could soon see residents getting its delivery packages via a drone facility within minutes. 

SkyeAir and Siddha Sejal Group today signed MoU to introduce Mumbai's first drone-powered residential delivery service in early 2026, offering faster access to essentials, packages, and e-commerce orders.

It will launch its first drone delivery infrastructure in Mumbai for the residents of Wadala's Siddha Sky housing society, with its first skye-pod installation at the society.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The company claims that residents can receive daily essentials, e-commerce orders as well as packages staying within 1-30 km radius in minutes. 

The residents are said to receive daily essentials, packages, and e-commerce orders via drones at a designated Skye-Pod zone set-up within the premises for safe and seamless collection. 

The company further states that with over five lakh daily last-mile deliveries across the city, traditional logistics systems are struggling to keep pace with demand and hence a faster solution was needed. 

Mumbai is not the only city to implement this. The company claims, they have already seen successful operations in cities like Delhi-NCR &amp; Bengaluru with over 2 lakh shipments monthly in more than 27 locations.&nbsp;

In a first, residents of Mumbai's housing society will launch its pilot drone delivery infrastructure.

Mumbai: India’s financial capital city Mumbai could soon see residents getting its delivery packages via a drone facility within minutes. SkyeAir and Siddha Sejal Group today signed MoU to introduce Mumbai's first drone-powered residential delivery service in early 2026, offering faster access to essentials, packages, and e-commerce orders. It will launch its first drone delivery infrastructure in Mumbai for the residents of Wadala's Siddha Sky housing society, with its first skye-pod installation at the society. The company claims that residents can receive daily essentials, e-commerce orders as well as packages staying within 1-30 km radius in minutes. The residents are said to receive daily essentials, packages, and e-commerce orders via drones at a designated Skye-Pod zone set-up within the premises for safe and seamless collection. The company further states that with over five lakh daily last-mile deliveries across the city, traditional logistics systems are struggling to keep pace with demand and hence a faster solution was needed. Mumbai is not the only city to implement this. The company claims, they have already seen successful operations in cities like Delhi-NCR & Bengaluru with over 2 lakh shipments monthly in more than 27 locations.

In a first, residents of Mumbai's housing society will launch its pilot drone delivery infrastructure.

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A flurry of preparatory activity is underway at the Chennai-headquartered Garuda Aerospace, an Indian drone manufacturer. The company drones will be among those that are part of a first-of-its-kind, real-world trial in India, where drones will be used to accelerate the process of grocery delivery (by app-based delivery services).

Food tech and delivery company Swiggy had recently announced that Garuda's drones will be among those that will be flown to replenish inventory between seller-run stores and a drop point. Following this, the delivery executive would carry the products to the customers' location. These trails are expected to take place first in Bengaluru and then in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) areas.

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WION spoke to Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace,&nbsp;to understand the work that is underway to facilitate this trial.&nbsp;

According to him, the grocery delivery trials are to take place within a few weeks in the metropolis Bengaluru and Hoskote, a town that is nearly 30kms away from the former. He added that the drone deliveries would be implemented for real customer orders and not mock orders. "

We are starting off in Hoskote, a smaller town and a comparatively less-populated area so as to reduce the number of permissions and approvals required for such a trial. While 80 per cent of the trials would involve drones carrying the grocery from a seller location to a pickup point (where the executive collects it), the remaining would involve last-mile delivery using drones" he said.&nbsp;

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Dubbed the 'Garuda delivery drone', the unmanned aerial vehicle would be pre-fed the coordinates of the drop location and would have to deliver the payload at the said point. Garuda Aerospace claims that the variant being used for such deliveries can fly at a top speed of 75kmph, at a maximum altitude of 950meters, carrying up to 15kg of payload and will cover deliveries in locations that are within 5-15km radius. Queried about the need for pilots, Agnishwar said that the drones are programmed to do the job autonomously, while avoiding obstacles such as power cables, birds, trees etc. However, the entire operation would be monitored by their company's drone pilots, who would intervene in case of an emergency.&nbsp;

The company is also in touch with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), in order to seek necessary permissions for having drones deliver the groceries directly to customers who reside in their premises.

"We are planning to use one version of drone where the payload will be lowered to the ground, while the drone remains airborne. In another version, the drone will land and place the payload on the ground. Options like collecting the grocery from the rooftop or other open spaces in apartment complexes are being worked out. In case of direct delivery to customer, we are even considering the option of feeding facial recognition into the drone, to ensure that the intended customer alone gets the order" Agnishwar explained.&nbsp;

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Garuda's drone manufacturing facilities in February, following which, the company said that it expects to manufacture about 50,000 drones in India in the next year.

"We have also received signed confirmation orders for over 8,000 drones from countries like Malaysia, Panama, UAE" the company added.

The firm also received a Pre-series A funding round of an undisclosed sum from Canada-based Ocgrow ventures. This investment round is expected to serve as a primer before Garuda's $30million Series A round scheduled for June 2022.

A flurry of preparatory activity is underway at the Chennai-headquartered Garuda Aerospace, an Indian drone manufacturer. The company drones will be among those that are part of a first-of-its-kind, real-world trial in India, where drones will be used to accelerate the process of grocery delivery (by app-based delivery services).

A flurry of preparatory activity is underway at the Chennai-headquartered Garuda Aerospace, an Indian drone manufacturer. The company drones will be among those that are part of a first-of-its-kind, real-world trial in India, where drones will be used to accelerate the process of grocery delivery (by app-based delivery services). Food tech and delivery company Swiggy had recently announced that Garuda's drones will be among those that will be flown to replenish inventory between seller-run stores and a drop point. Following this, the delivery executive would carry the products to the customers' location. These trails are expected to take place first in Bengaluru and then in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) areas. Also read | 52-year-old Indian mountaineer dies on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal WION spoke to Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace, to understand the work that is underway to facilitate this trial. According to him, the grocery delivery trials are to take place within a few weeks in the metropolis Bengaluru and Hoskote, a town that is nearly 30kms away from the former. He added that the drone deliveries would be implemented for real customer orders and not mock orders. " We are starting off in Hoskote, a smaller town and a comparatively less-populated area so as to reduce the number of permissions and approvals required for such a trial. While 80 per cent of the trials would involve drones carrying the grocery from a seller location to a pickup point (where the executive collects it), the remaining would involve last-mile delivery using drones" he said. Dubbed the 'Garuda delivery drone', the unmanned aerial vehicle would be pre-fed the coordinates of the drop location and would have to deliver the payload at the said point. Garuda Aerospace claims that the variant being used for such deliveries can fly at a top speed of 75kmph, at a maximum altitude of 950meters, carrying up to 15kg of payload and will cover deliveries in locations that are within 5-15km radius. Queried about the need for pilots, Agnishwar said that the drones are programmed to do the job autonomously, while avoiding obstacles such as power cables, birds, trees etc. However, the entire operation would be monitored by their company's drone pilots, who would intervene in case of an emergency. The company is also in touch with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), in order to seek necessary permissions for having drones deliver the groceries directly to customers who reside in their premises. "We are planning to use one version of drone where the payload will be lowered to the ground, while the drone remains airborne. In another version, the drone will land and place the payload on the ground. Options like collecting the grocery from the rooftop or other open spaces in apartment complexes are being worked out. In case of direct delivery to customer, we are even considering the option of feeding facial recognition into the drone, to ensure that the intended customer alone gets the order" Agnishwar explained. Also read | After 3 years, Jet Airways conducts first test flight in Hyderabad Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Garuda's drone manufacturing facilities in February, following which, the company said that it expects to manufacture about 50,000 drones in India in the next year. "We have also received signed confirmation orders for over 8,000 drones from countries like Malaysia, Panama, UAE" the company added. The firm also received a Pre-series A funding round of an undisclosed sum from Canada-based Ocgrow ventures. This investment round is expected to serve as a primer before Garuda's $30million Series A round scheduled for June 2022.

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Amazon announced on Monday plans to test delivery drone technology in Britain, as the US online commerce giant tries to advance the idea safely. 
 
The partnership aims to understand how drones can be used safely and reliably, and identify the regulations to put in place, it said in a statement. 
 
Amazon got British approval for three new types of tests: flying drones that are no longer within sight of their operators in rural and suburban areas; having one person operate several highly automated drones; and testing devices to make the drones able to identify and avoid obstacles. 
 
&quot;Britain is a leader in enabling drone innovation; we&#39;ve been investing in Prime Air research and development here for quite some time,&quot; said Paul Misener, Amazon&#39;s Vice President of Global Innovation Policy and Communications. 
 
&quot;This announcement strengthens our partnership with the UK and brings Amazon closer to our goal of using drones to safely deliver parcels in 30 minutes to customers in the UK and elsewhere around the world.&quot; 
 
Last month, the US Federal Aviation Administration unveiled long-awaited new rules that clear the way for small, commercial drones to operate across US airspace. 
 
Under the FAA&#39;s rules, drone operators will be allowed to fly commercial craft weighing less than 55 pounds (25 kilograms) during daylight hours, provided they can maintain a clear view of the drone at all times. 
 
While that effectively precludes the sort of robo-delivery services being developed by Amazon and other major vendors, the new rules will nonetheless ensure drones become increasingly commonplace in the skies. 
 
The White House cites industry estimates suggesting drones could generate more than $82 billion for the US economy over the coming decade, creating some 100,000 jobs. 
 
(AFP)

Amazon got British approval for three new types of tests. It is trying to advance the idea safely so that the drones can be used reliably

Amazon announced on Monday plans to test delivery drone technology in Britain, as the US online commerce giant tries to advance the idea safely. The partnership aims to understand how drones can be used safely and reliably, and identify the regulations to put in place, it said in a statement. Amazon got British approval for three new types of tests: flying drones that are no longer within sight of their operators in rural and suburban areas; having one person operate several highly automated drones; and testing devices to make the drones able to identify and avoid obstacles. "Britain is a leader in enabling drone innovation; we've been investing in Prime Air research and development here for quite some time," said Paul Misener, Amazon's Vice President of Global Innovation Policy and Communications. "This announcement strengthens our partnership with the UK and brings Amazon closer to our goal of using drones to safely deliver parcels in 30 minutes to customers in the UK and elsewhere around the world." Last month, the US Federal Aviation Administration unveiled long-awaited new rules that clear the way for small, commercial drones to operate across US airspace. Under the FAA's rules, drone operators will be allowed to fly commercial craft weighing less than 55 pounds (25 kilograms) during daylight hours, provided they can maintain a clear view of the drone at all times. While that effectively precludes the sort of robo-delivery services being developed by Amazon and other major vendors, the new rules will nonetheless ensure drones become increasingly commonplace in the skies. The White House cites industry estimates suggesting drones could generate more than $82 billion for the US economy over the coming decade, creating some 100,000 jobs. (AFP)

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