SAITAMA, Japan -- A drone delivery service operated by mobile carrier KDDI has successfully run a field test to a hard-to-reach Japanese village in hopes of improving logistics for isolated populations with many older adults, covering 7.1 kilometers in about 12 minutes.
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Japan's KDDI tests drone delivery to remote mountain village
Proof-of-concept trial aims to address challenges facing isolated seniors
A delivery drone takes off from a Lawson parking lot in Chichibu, Japan, on Feb. 12. (Photo by Wataru Yoshida)
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