Brazil’s national aviation agency, ANAC, has authorised Speedbird Aero to operate its DLV-2 delivery drones over areas with population densities of up to 5,000 people per square kilometre. The authorisation, awarded on March 16, builds on the waiver previously granted granted to Speedbird by ANAC and will enable the company to build a scalable national framework for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.
Speedbird also recently completed a live demonstration of a food delivery in partnership with iFood. The delivery was made to the Big Brother Brazil house while live on air. The television programme averages 40 million viewers.
iFood has made approximately 2000 deliveries in Brazil with Speedbird this year and invested in the drone company’s latest round of funding. The funding raised almost USD 6 million from iFood and six other investors.
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