The dawn of the drone era is the current talk of the town, intending to solve the last mile delivery
puzzle, especially in areas that are quite inaccessible and make urgent deliveries such as medical
supplies. Drones also pose almost no threat to the environment in terms of emissions.
Concerning the vast potential, the drones are expected to unlock, companies from all walks of
life are willing and ready to venture into this aerial deliveries.

On the negative side, several constraints will inevitably hold back the implementation, ranging
for technological challenges to other regulations that have been put in place by authorities.
Robert Braswell, executive director at the Technology & Maintenance Council of American
Trucking Associations, was adamant that the drone delivery will be a major boost, if and when it
will be accepted. He also added that last-mile delivery is a big thing in the industry and all
solutions are welcome.

Braswell stated that being able to have a strong connection or signal as the drone navigates the
air has been a great challenge, among many others, and before the drones are fully functional,
there is a need to iron them out. Joe Stephens, FedEx Express senior vice president of global
engineering and transformation, said that FedEx is working with other companies on the
development of drones for last-mile deliveries. They are also working with Federation Aviation
Administration to test drone technology on other aspects at Memphis International Airport.
UPS spokesman Kyle Peterson also said that they are working on drone testing and reported to
have made some revenue from medical deliveries. Amazon also unveiled its drone, which was
tested and made some successful test deliveries in 2016. Many other technology companies are
also on board to develop drones to support logistics companies.

Wings have developed an aircraft and navigational system to make small package deliveries,
according to Jonathan Bass. He acknowledged that drone offers more compared to other last-
mile delivery channels, ranging from being quicker, safer, less costly, efficient to even curbing
the congestion crisis. Gartner analyst Bart De Muynck, in his view, there are lots of huddles for
drones and robots to overcome before being accepted, especially legally, in addition to their low
capacities.

Joseph Carson, the chief security scientist at Thycotic, reiterated that there are plenty of security
threats associated with drones, including; spying and transportation of illicit things. They could
also be used for hacking. He said that they are also a danger if they are let to operate near
airports. Chris Morales, head of security analytics at cybersecurity firm Vectra, stated that there
is a need to lay down rules and regulations needed to be put in place to ensure safety is achieved
at all costs.