In autumn 2021, Helsinki saw various pilot projects both on the ground and in the air. The newest kind of pilot was the delivery of products from a pharmacy to a customer by drone, which took place in late August. In the week-long pilot, products from the Lauttiksen Apteekki pharmacy in the Lauttasaari district were flown on a drone to the Jätkäsaari district.
At the same time, another pilot has brought shared electrically-assisted cargo bikes as an expansion of zero-emission alternatives, as hoped for by the residents of Helsinki. Soon, another ground-based logistics pilot is about to start with autonomous delivery robots bringing packages closer to the customers at virtual drop-off points.
Helsinki also has other ongoing operations to improve logistics through accessibility data.
Read more on testbed.helsinki about the pilots and the partners behind the innovations.
Picture credit: city of Helsinki
