阅读理解Meituan has started drone (无人机) delivery (运送) service, Shenzhen Evening News reported.
At Galaxy World in Longgang District, a reporter from the newspaper watched how a drone delivered a meal on Thursday. The drone slowly landed and a door above the Meituan Intelligent Dining Cabinet (智能餐柜) opened slowly. Finally, the drone put the meal box inside the cabinet.
"It takes about 15 minutes to place the order and receive the meal. A lot of people have tried the drone delivery service here," said a woman who just took her meal box out from the cabinet. During 2022, food and drinks such as noodles, fruits, coffee and milk tea and even flowers have been delivered through Meituan's drone delivery system, the report said.
The company said that it completed over 100, 000 drone deliveries last year. Meituan started to explore drone delivery service in 2017 and started the try in early 2021. The service has a delivery time of about 12 minutes, which is less than traditional delivery methods, according to the company.
There are only a few cities in the world with the advantages of drone delivery service, and Shenzhen is taking the lead in China, according to the report. However, there are still some problems with this kind of service.