South Korea tests drone delivery in remote regions


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

An official from South Korea's Interior and Safety Ministry checking a drone during a test operation for a public drone delivery system in Dangjin. The system is used by local government agencies to send relief goods or public service-related mail and parcels to remote mountain and island villages. — South Korea's Interior and Safety Ministry/AFP

SEOUL: Seoul began testing delivery by drone in the country's remote regions on July 31, with the hope of improving residents' quality of life, the government said.

The project, jointly launched by the interior and safety ministry and Korea Post, among other government agencies, aims to establish a "public drone delivery system" to serve the country's dispersed population.

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