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Drones - A Leap Into the Logistics of Tomorrow

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Nitin Lahoti

Since 2006, when the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) first issued commercial drone permits which brought about an era of new innovation in drone technology, the impact of drone delivery in the logistics has sky-rocketed. While direct delivery via drones to customers is still not commercially viable, in WMS ( Warehouse Management Systems) and YMS (Yards Management Systems) usage of UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones has seen abundance progress. Nowadays drones are used not only for deliveries but also for inventory management and maintenance. Drones, when controlled in an effective manner with deep learning AI technologies, surpasses manual labor in warehouses by being vastly speedy, time-saving and cost-effective.

Modes Of Transport That Benefits From Drone Tech

Shipping

One of the largest methods of commercial transport has become faster because drones are being utilized for review & inspection of loading/unloading shipments. The added benefit of real-time tracking of the cargo makes ocean freight more reliable than before.

Rail Transportation

A low-cost method for transporting large volumes like rail benefits from drone surveillance for its maintenance and tracking. Transport drones that deliver cargo after removing it from train containers as it reaches shipping locations would make this transport much faster as well.

Road Transportation

Automation has already helped truck freight a lot in speeding up their operations, but this method of transport still suffers in dense urban areas with a lot of vehicular traffic and in remote areas where the reach of the road infrastructure is limited. Here drones can make last-mile delivery faster and more seamless.

Air Transportation

This mode of transport is severely impacted by the commercial use of drones. Drones provide the flexibility and affordance for small package delivery that airplanes are limited due to the small number of designated ports and huge infrastructure needed to set the air freight system up.


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