The first successful demonstration of a delivery took place in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday, and the drones will be launched there first, but the American pizza company has set its sights on France next, if the tests go to plan.
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Domino's New Zealand drones - which will be the first ever commercial drone delivery service in the world, despite tech giants Google and Amazon investing massive resources into drones - will launch fully later this year.
The drones, created by startup Flirtey, carry your pizza in "state-of-the-art packaging that retains the temperature and taste" of the meal, and once it arrives, you'll be alerted by a smartphone notification.
"We've always said that it doesn't make sense to have a two-tonne machine delivering a two-kilo object," said Domino's CEO Don Meij.
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And very soon... the Kebab !
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Amazing. France seems an unlikely target to market to though. I wonder how high a drone can fly before being subject to airspace restrictions?
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Yes, the drone laws in France are pretty restrictive. Since 1st January 2016 you're not allowed to fly higher than 150 meters, or within 50 meters of a building, or with a machine weighing more than 2 kg. So there will be regulatory hurdles for sure.
Current laws, in French, are documented here: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/jo_pdf_frame-condition.pdf
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