Where Drone Delivery Actually Makes Sense

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Drone delivery is not about filling the sky with quadcopters, Etienne Louvet argues. It is about rebuilding light-cargo logistics for places where vans, ferries, roads, and traditional delivery networks struggle: islands, remote communities, rural routes, hospitals, offshore platforms, and hard-to-reach homes. The conversation explains how Iona Drones is building fixed-wing VTOL aircraft for autonomous last-mile delivery, carrying parcels under 20 kg over long distances while navigating BVLOS flight rules, aviation regulation, weather, privacy, detect-and-avoid software, manufacturing, and the economics of making drone logistics cheaper than sending a vehicle for one parcel.Enjoy.--Other ways to connect with us:⁠Listen to every podcast⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠Follow us on ⁠X⁠Follow Mark on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Jeremy on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Read our ⁠Substack⁠Email: [email protected](00:00) Intro (01:50) How much weight can drones carry(02:29) What counts as light cargo (06:51) How drone regulations actually work (13:04) Self-assessment and risk management (14:12) Getting municipalities to say yes (16:38) Weather problems (19:48) Where Iona Drones is now (20:58) Maximizing payload capacity (21:58) Drone design choices (23:27) BVLOS (26:08) Drones and privacy (30:45) Drones in existing logistics (35:02) Where autonomous delivery is headed (39:30) Technology and human progress

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Drone delivery is not about filling the sky with quadcopters, Etienne Louvet argues. It is about rebuilding light-cargo logistics for places where vans, ferries, roads, and traditional delivery networks struggle: islands, remote communities, rural...

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