Flying Along the Coastline for Delivery... Gangwon-do's 'Autonomous Flight Drone Delivery' Pilot Project

7.28~8.28‥ Connecting Tourists and Shops at Mangsang Beach, Donghae
Province Plans to Expand Project Linking Local Businesses and Large Resorts

An employee of This is Engineering Co., Ltd. unloading delivery items from a drone [Gangwon-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gangwon Province announced on the 27th that it will start a pilot project for autonomous flight drone delivery connecting tourists at Mangsang Auto Camping Resort in Donghae City and stores belonging to the Mangsang Beach Merchants Association, in collaboration with Donghae City and domestic UAM aircraft manufacturing and service company This is Engineering Co., Ltd., starting from the 28th.

The pilot project will take place over one month during the summer vacation period (7.28~8.28). A fence with a diameter of 5 meters will be installed at the drone departure point (Mangsang Beach shopping area) and the arrival points (near the deck of Mangsang Auto Camping Resort and Gigok Beach), and the delivery items will be handed over to consumers. Management personnel will also be deployed to prepare for safety accidents.

Visitors to Mangsang Auto Camping Resort, Hanok Resort, and Gigok Beach can visit the 'Drone Delivery Zone' to order food and beverages, and receive the delivered food from drones autonomously flying along the coastline. Delivery is free of charge.

The company carrying out this pilot project was selected in December 2020 as a recipient of the 'Pre-Unicorn Special Guarantee (up to 10 billion KRW per company)' support program by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, aimed at fostering unicorns (companies valued at over 1 trillion KRW).

The province expects this project to serve as an opportunity for the commercialization of the drone delivery industry within the province, and plans to further discover and promote drone delivery win-win models connecting large resorts and local commercial districts in the future.

Kim Kwang-chul, Director of the Provincial Strategic Industry Division, said, "We plan to enhance consumer convenience by linking with platforms developed by companies and gradually expand delivery to medium and large drones (aircraft weighing over 150 kg) to foster the industry."

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