Anac releases iFood to deliver orders with drones in Brazil

After revolutionizing the delivery system since its launch, iFood took another important step towards reaffirming its consolidation in the market. That's because now the company is officially authorized to deliver orders with drones in Brazil. However, this novelty was already being used in other countries, so that some people claim that the resource arrived “late”. However, not at the behest of iFood, which had been planning to start delivering by drone in Brazil since 2020.

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So much so that, thinking about this possibility, the company had already announced a partnership with a drone company, Speedbird Aéreo. Now, with authorization, many customers are already waiting for the possibility of receiving their orders through the skies.

ANAC

The National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) reported that the permission given to iFood is for the DLV-1 NEO model. With that, the model is officially the first type of drone to receive authorization for deliveries in the national territory.

In addition, the authorization guarantees the possibility of deliveries throughout Brazil using the BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) routes. That is, the drone can trace routes beyond the pilot's visual line of sight. However, while it may go further than the pilot can see, for now the allowance is for deliveries within a 3km radius. In addition, packages must have a weight of up to 2.5 kg.

In addition, Anac listed some security standards that must be strictly followed by the company, in this case iFood. For example, drones must not fly over people, they must maintain the proper distance from certain electromagnetic sources, observe weather conditions, among others.

Faster deliveries

The focus of using drones is precisely to make faster deliveries and offer better quality in customer service. But deliveries will still have the help of some couriers. After all, a drone cannot park anywhere, and therefore an iFood delivery partner will complete the route. Still, much of the journey, if not most, will be made by drones.

And you, are you looking forward to receiving orders with drones in Brazil? Now at least you will have more options for your delivery. Finally, if you liked the news, don't forget to share this technological innovation with your friends!