DHL Tests Drone Delivery in Germany

First drone authorized for regular use in Europe

German logistics company DHL plans to launch a small, pilotless aircraft Friday, which will ferry medicine to the small island of Juist off Germany's northwest coast, The New York Times reports.

The flight would mark the first time a drone flown without the aid of a ground pilot has been authorized for regular use. It will begin a month-long trial of the technology by DHL, as the company hopes to prove that drones could potentially be used instead of traditional delivery methods to remote locations.

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