Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, or drones) carrying fast food deliveries during a press presentation as part of the National Drone Initiative test operation in Tel Aviv. Experts envision ‘thousands’ of drones flying simultaneously in crowded cities in the future, providing medical deliveries, bolstering police missions and speeding up takeout food. — AFP
TEL AVIV: Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream, as companies tap their expertise to avoid collisions in increasingly crowded skies.
On a grassy stretch of a Tel Aviv beachfront, three drones flew above shiny high-rises this week, propellers buzzing as they lowered down onto landing pads.
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