The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Management Board and tech corporations Saolatek, Real-time Robotics Vietnam, and Di Dong Viet, has kicked off a pilot programme utilizing unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) for delivery services.
The pilot is to be carried out underneath a flight allow issued by the Operations Department underneath the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, legitimate from January 1 to December 31, 2026, and absolutely complies with rules on flight administration, aviation security, nationwide defence, safety and social order.
The programme is a part of a managed sandbox for testing new UAV-related applied sciences throughout the Saigon Hi-Tech Park, according to Resolution No. 20/2024/NQ-HDND of the municipal People’s Council. The decision gives a framework for piloting superior applied sciences with excessive software potential in actual working situations.
The trial focuses on assessing the feasibility of UAVs for short-range cargo delivery, the protection, stability and operational effectivity of options developed by home enterprises, and coordination amongst state companies, expertise companies, postal logistics operators and retailers.
Pham Huynh Quang Hieu, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology, stated the pilot goes past technical testing and represents a strategic step in the direction of standardising managed UAV operations. Results from the programme will assist authorities refine regulatory frameworks and improvement insurance policies, broaden expertise functions in city logistics and public services, and help the town’s ambition to turn into a number one regional innovation hub.
The metropolis goals to advertise UAV use in city delivery – a promising discipline contributing to sensible logistics and postal services for e-commerce, sensible cities and high-tech public services, whereas fostering UAVs as a strategic expertise sector underpinning the innovation ecosystem.
Over time, the pilot goals to assist native companies grasp key applied sciences, increase innovation, and create sensible logistics fashions that match with city development, reinforcing HCM City’s main function in high-tech functions.
Before the launch, the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Management Board and the Department of Science and Technology evaluated the technological capabilities of taking part enterprises and bought the mandatory infrastructure, workspace, and operational plans prepared.
Nguyen Ky Phung, head of the Management Board of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park, stated city UAV logistics pose challenges in each expertise and airspace security, making pilot testing important to generate real-world information for coverage refinement. He added that the low-altitude financial system might generate billions of US {dollars} and a whole lot of 1000’s of jobs for Vietnam within the coming decade, with HCM City well-placed to turn into a regional hub for UAV manufacturing and software./. VNA