Drone delivery is an emergent industry that’s at once promising and riddled with setbacks. According to McKinsey, the US drone delivery industry grew from $40 million in 2012 to $1 billion in 2017. This is despite the fact that it’s currently illegal to fly commercial drones above people and within U.S. airspace, per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.

For decades, the logistics industry has been lagging behind in the adoption of technology in service provision. However, this has changed significantly over the past few years as a result of the increased adoption of various technologies most of which are aimed at increasing competitiveness and enhancing the provision of services.