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The Future of Commercial Drones

Nov 23, 2015 | 09:30 GMT

A French Geopost drone hovers, showing a prototype package delivery system in action in France. In the United States, regulations will delay the use of drones in urban environments and home deliveries.
A French Geopost drone hovers, showing a prototype package delivery system in action in France. In the United States, regulations will delay the use of drones in urban environments and home deliveries.

(BORIS HORVAT/AFP?Getty Images)

Moving goods from one place to another isn't always as simple as it sounds. Intricate supply chains are often needed to coordinate transit across different countries, incorporating various modes of transportation. Every so often, new technologies come along that revolutionize how we send goods to other places. Now, as existing infrastructure struggles to keep up with the rising congestion that has come with growing demand, a new technological development is on the horizon that could help relieve some of that burden: drones....

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