Royal Mail delivers two U.K. firsts with autonomous drone deliveries Royal Mail Press Release | May 10, 2021
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Royal Mail has announced a trial of the first out-of-sight, autonomous scheduled drone flights between the U.K .mainland and an island. The trial will see the company use uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) flights to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE), Covid testing kits and other mail to the Isles of Scilly.
The Skyports drone on The Isles of Scilly. Chris Gorman for Royal Mail Photo
Royal Mail has also become the first to execute inter-island parcel deliveries across the Scillies, as part of the trial.