Goods ferried across Tel Aviv skies as Israel moves closer to commercial drones

Goods ferried across Tel Aviv skies as Israel moves closer to commercial drones
Drones carry goods as part of the National Drone Initiative test operation and demonstration for journalists in Tel Aviv, Israel (Oded Balilty/AP)

Dozens of drones have floated through the skies of Tel Aviv, ferrying cartons of ice cream and sushi across the city in an experiment that officials hope provided a glimpse of the not-too-distant future.

Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government programme, carried out the drill to prepare for a world in which large quantities of commercial deliveries will be made by drones to take pressure off highly congested urban roads.

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