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Ever since 2013, when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the eCommerce giant was working on a 30-minute drone delivery program called Prime Air, people have been saying that delivery is the big retail use case for drone technology. Domino’s furthered the point by delivering a pizza by drone in 2016.
Regulatory red tape has so far kept either delivery program from becoming a reality, but the technology was there and the value proposition was clear, as retail and logistics companies worldwide struggle to solve the last-mile conundrum. Now, however, Walmart has charged onto the scene with a new use case and a new value proposition for drones — and it may have an easier time getting around the red tape, on account of there being significantly less red tape around drones for agricultural purposes. Reuters reports that Walmart last year applied for six |
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