Food tech startup Swiggy has selected Garuda Aerospace as one of the four drone startups to pilot its grocery delivery project in Bengaluru and the Delhi-NCR region.
The pilot will assess the viability of using drones in Swiggy's grocery delivery service Instamart. Drones will be used to replenish inventory between seller-run dark stores and a "common customer point."
Swiggy said in a blog post that a delivery partner will then pick up orders from the 'common point' and deliver them to the customer. This development came in response to the request of the Swiggy Proposal (RFP) that had floated a few weeks ago. The food delivery platform says that they receive 345 registration in total, and select four startups after the evaluation process which includes a round of legal, finance, and technical rounds.
"The partnership between SWIGGY & Garuda Aerospace signals a dawn of a new era in Drone Deliveries" said Agnishwar Jayaprakash Founder CEO of Garuda Aerospace.
He added by saying "With cities getting more crowded, startups like SWIGGY have understood how Advanced Garuda Aerospace drones can play a role in Urban mobility & Logistics via air to cut down time of deliveries".
Currently valued at$250 Million, Garuda Aerospace is India's most valuable Drone Startup with grand plans to manufacture 1,00,000 Indegenous Made in India Drones by 2024 & provide a wide array of drone tech services that aim to increase efficient & reduce costs.
Garuda Aerospace manufacturing facilities in Gurgaon & Chennai was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they launched the Garuda Aerospace Kisan Drone Yathra, a Monumental spectacle which saw 100 Drones taking off simultaneously in 100villages across the country.
