Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba today said that it has used drones to deliver packages over water for the first time. The drones were jointly developed by Alibaba's delivery arm Cainiao Network, the company's rural shopping platform Rural Taobao, and a domestic technology firm. Alibaba plans to use drones to deliver high value-added products such as fresh food and medical supplies over water in the future. Using drones to deliver packages has increased in recent years. Smaller drones are being used in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and Suqian, Jiangsu Province.

Source: Economic Times November 07, 2017 10:18 UTC