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Workhorse Horsefly™ Autonomous Drone Package Delivery Pilot Underway in Cincinnati
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Workhorse Group Inc.
Feb 28, 2018, 09:30 ET
CINCINNATI, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective solutions to the commercial electric transportation sector, today announced that the HorseFly truck-launched Autonomous Drone Package Delivery System is now making real-life package deliveries to homes in the Cincinnati area in a pilot program with the City of Loveland and the FAA. Consumers in select Cincinnati zip codes opted-in to accept packages from Horsefly via the Workhorse Ares Drone Package Delivery App, which is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing online e-commerce platforms.
The unique, patented HorseFly system complies with current FAA safety regulations for drone package delivery. Currently, each package is delivered within the delivery driver's line of sight. Data from the pilot will provide essential insights into consumer preferences, as well as real-world evidence to support expanded use cases with the FAA. To date, the system has been successfully tested with UPS and an undisclosed large retailer, and aims to provide significant cost savings by eliminating extra miles of driving to deliver packages.
"We feel this is a game-changing moment to innovate the way packages are delivered for many years to come," said Steve Burns, Workhorse CEO. "By not only reducing the expense of last mile delivery, but also providing the consumer with the ability to opt-in, visualize, and confirm their package delivery on their property, we have re-imagined home delivery."
The HorseFly UAV Delivery System is a custom-built, high efficiency delivery UAV that is fully integrated with the Workhorse line of electric delivery trucks. The HorseFly system is designed to work with drivers to increase their efficiency and significantly lower the expense of last mile delivery. The truck launched drone system is designed to assist a driver as follows:
The truck delivery driver loads the package and launches the HorseFly drone
The HorseFly drone autonomously launches from the roof of the delivery truck, gains altitude and proceeds to the delivery location, monitoring by a centralized Horsefly control center. The consumer can also monitor the progress of their package delivery through their downloaded app
At the delivery location, which the consumer can choose on the app by touching the point on a map, the drone autonomously descends and the package is released. The consumer can opt-in to receive a photograph and confirmation of their delivery.
The HorseFly drone returns to the delivery truck at a planned stop and autonomously redocks and recharges for its next delivery
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...y-pilot-underway-in-cincinnati-300649076.html
STRATEGIC DESIGN FOR DELIVERY WITH LINKED TRANSPORTATION ASSETS: TRUCKS
AND DRONES Final Report January 2018
Sponsored by University of Missouri – St. Louis,Midwest Transportation Center
, and
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technogy
Home delivery by drones as an alternative or complement to traditional delivery by trucks is attracting considerable attention from major retailers and services, as well as startups. While drone delivery may offer considerable economic savings, the
fundamental issues of how best to deploy drones for home delivery are not well understood............
The results highlight some key tradeoffs in the use of the trucks and drones and their dependence on relative operating characteristics, costs, and delivery densities.
Key findings are as follows:
•Truck-drone hybrid delivery has the potential to provide substantial
cost savings, especially in suburban areas.
•Incorporating multiple drones per truck offers important but
marginally decreasing savings that can be large.
•The benefits from truck-drone delivery depend strongly on the
relative operating costs per mile for trucks and drones, the relative stop costs for trucks and drones, and the spatial density of customers.
•Measures of savings per delivery and savings intensity per square mile provide
complementary perspectives that highlight the conditions and regions likely to generate the greatest savings.
•The importance of drone operating costs is highlighted in the results, and it is likely these costs will continue to fall as drone technology advances. However, more detailed analysis to identify real values of cost per mile and per stop would be very useful.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34894
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Workhorse Group Inc.
Feb 28, 2018, 09:30 ET
CINCINNATI, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective solutions to the commercial electric transportation sector, today announced that the HorseFly truck-launched Autonomous Drone Package Delivery System is now making real-life package deliveries to homes in the Cincinnati area in a pilot program with the City of Loveland and the FAA. Consumers in select Cincinnati zip codes opted-in to accept packages from Horsefly via the Workhorse Ares Drone Package Delivery App, which is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing online e-commerce platforms.
The unique, patented HorseFly system complies with current FAA safety regulations for drone package delivery. Currently, each package is delivered within the delivery driver's line of sight. Data from the pilot will provide essential insights into consumer preferences, as well as real-world evidence to support expanded use cases with the FAA. To date, the system has been successfully tested with UPS and an undisclosed large retailer, and aims to provide significant cost savings by eliminating extra miles of driving to deliver packages.
"We feel this is a game-changing moment to innovate the way packages are delivered for many years to come," said Steve Burns, Workhorse CEO. "By not only reducing the expense of last mile delivery, but also providing the consumer with the ability to opt-in, visualize, and confirm their package delivery on their property, we have re-imagined home delivery."
The HorseFly UAV Delivery System is a custom-built, high efficiency delivery UAV that is fully integrated with the Workhorse line of electric delivery trucks. The HorseFly system is designed to work with drivers to increase their efficiency and significantly lower the expense of last mile delivery. The truck launched drone system is designed to assist a driver as follows:
The truck delivery driver loads the package and launches the HorseFly drone
The HorseFly drone autonomously launches from the roof of the delivery truck, gains altitude and proceeds to the delivery location, monitoring by a centralized Horsefly control center. The consumer can also monitor the progress of their package delivery through their downloaded app
At the delivery location, which the consumer can choose on the app by touching the point on a map, the drone autonomously descends and the package is released. The consumer can opt-in to receive a photograph and confirmation of their delivery.
The HorseFly drone returns to the delivery truck at a planned stop and autonomously redocks and recharges for its next delivery
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...y-pilot-underway-in-cincinnati-300649076.html
STRATEGIC DESIGN FOR DELIVERY WITH LINKED TRANSPORTATION ASSETS: TRUCKS
AND DRONES Final Report January 2018
Sponsored by University of Missouri – St. Louis,Midwest Transportation Center
, and
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technogy
Home delivery by drones as an alternative or complement to traditional delivery by trucks is attracting considerable attention from major retailers and services, as well as startups. While drone delivery may offer considerable economic savings, the
fundamental issues of how best to deploy drones for home delivery are not well understood............
The results highlight some key tradeoffs in the use of the trucks and drones and their dependence on relative operating characteristics, costs, and delivery densities.
Key findings are as follows:
•Truck-drone hybrid delivery has the potential to provide substantial
cost savings, especially in suburban areas.
•Incorporating multiple drones per truck offers important but
marginally decreasing savings that can be large.
•The benefits from truck-drone delivery depend strongly on the
relative operating costs per mile for trucks and drones, the relative stop costs for trucks and drones, and the spatial density of customers.
•Measures of savings per delivery and savings intensity per square mile provide
complementary perspectives that highlight the conditions and regions likely to generate the greatest savings.
•The importance of drone operating costs is highlighted in the results, and it is likely these costs will continue to fall as drone technology advances. However, more detailed analysis to identify real values of cost per mile and per stop would be very useful.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34894
“Horsefly” drone shown in this UPS PR video last year.
