Why did your drone delivery trials in Gurgaon fail to scale commercially?
Replied bySaahil Goel
Co-founder & CEO at Shiprocket
Niche: eCommerce
Revenue: Approx. $16 Million/month
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Started: 2012
We successfully trialed drone deliveries in Gurgaon, but the economics do not work for standard last-mile consumer shipping. Currently, drone transport is only viable for high-value, regulated medical cargo where speed is critical and cost is secondary.
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