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Briefing
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- Mercedes Benz Drone Deliveries – Mercedez Benz to further conduct drone deliveries next year in partnership with U.S. company Matternet after 100 successful flights during three-week test in Zurich
- Successful Initial Testing – Drones shipped items ordered by 50 individual customers choosing “airmail deals” in Swiss online shopping site Siroop from retailer Black & Blaze Coffee Roasting Co
- Drone Journey – From retailer to four fixed points with maximum distance of 17 kilometers, landing on roofs of customized Mercedes-Benz Vito vans
- More Efficient Delivery – Drone delivery increasingly being used to navigate around inner-city traffic and speed up journey from retailer to customer, saving time and money
- Sustained Collaboration with Government – Next steps include continuing to work with regulatory authorities to provide insights from previous and planned testings
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz), Matternet
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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November 28, 2017
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