Iceland set to become island of drone deliveries


  • TECH
  • Monday, 28 Aug 2017

Maron Kristofersson, chief executive officer of Aha, holds a mobile phone displaying information for the delivery of a package by a drone manufactured by Flytrex as it sits nearby, in Reykjavík, Iceland, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Flytrex’s drones will fly more than 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mile) across a large bay that separates two parts of the city, delivering for online marketplace Aha. Photographer: Arnaldur Halldorsson/Bloomberg

An autonomous drone delivery company has started commercial operations in Reykjavik, Iceland, one of the first in the world to offer the service on demand. 

Tel Aviv-based Flytrex’s drones will fly more than 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mile) across a large bay that separates two parts of the city, delivering for online marketplace Aha, company chief executive officer Yariv Bash said in an interview. 

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