Technology continues to surprise us, even with all the advances in recent years. Proof of this is that it is already possible to deliver products using drones in several countries, including Brazil
Recently, another company joined this movement and already has authorization from the government of its country to carry out the maneuver. In this case, Walmart will start making drone deliveries later this year after the request is approved. See here the details of this advance.
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Deliveries can be made in 6 US states
For now, Walmart, which is one of the largest retailers in the world, does not have authorization to deliver throughout the US territory. This is because the law in the country varies greatly according to the federative unit, so that it is necessary to seek approval in most state courts. Thus, deliveries will be restricted to the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Utah and Florida.
According to the authorization threshold, there are some rules for carrying out this maneuver. Starting with the weight of the order, which should be small. To guarantee this, the legislation emphasized the need to choose the value range of the products. Therefore, it was established that orders should not exceed US$ 10. In all, the order must also have a delivery fee.
Given the savings in resources due to delivery by drones, Walmart intends to maintain a very affordable rate, which should be around US$ 4.
The technology of drones
The most interesting thing for the customer in this form of delivery is that he can expedite that urgent order, which will arrive much faster. Not to mention that the packages must arrive at the customer's own balcony, which must remove the package with the help of a specific cable. However, the measure has already generated a lot of controversy, especially on the internet, which has been discussing the problems of replacing the class of delivery drivers. On the other hand, many others loved the news and can't wait to place an order in this modality.