China is more proactive in using drones than drone delivery

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China is the country that is most proactive in developing and utilizing drones.
In March of this year, the Zhejiang Provincial Blood Center and Zhejiang University Second Postgraduate School opened China's first drone-based blood transport route. In
the same month, it was reported that a drone was used to remotely inspect power lines in Qinghai Province, improving work efficiency by 60%. Furthermore,
in June, drones began delivering biological samples in Guangdong Province.
The use of drones in agricultural work is prominent in China.
In other words, there is a constant stream of drone-related news, even outside of commercial use, with drones being used to photograph farmland with cameras to grasp the growth status of crops, spray pesticides and fertilizers, sow seeds, etc.

China, which is said to be at the forefront of drone development, is home to the drone manufacturer DJI
, headquartered in Shenzhen. DJI accounts for 70% of the world's consumer drone market.
On July 30th in Japan, a demonstration of pesticide spraying using the DJI AGRAS T20 was held in Yokohama.


The Chinese government is actively promoting the colombia whatsapp data commercial use of drones by establishing a system and standardization for drone air traffic control and manufacturing. The
leader in drone delivery in China is JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce company.
JD.com is not only developing delivery robots in China's logistics, but is also developing and testing large drones under the JD brand. The
current large drones are said to have a payload capacity of one ton and a flight distance of over 1,000 km.
According to JD.com's drone deployment plan, they will build 185 drone-only airports in Sichuan Province and 100 in Shaanxi Province, and once completed, they will create a system that will allow drone delivery to any city in China within 24 hours. In Japan,
Rakuten and JD.com have partnered, and the day may come when Rakuten products are delivered by JD.com's delivery robots and drones.

2022 is one of the goals for drone delivery in Japan
Seino Transportation's drone

On June 4th of this year, Japan passed an amended Aviation Act to expand the range of drone flights. Under
this amendment, flying drones beyond visual line of sight in populated areas, which was previously prohibited, will now be possible from 2022 if the aircraft and piloting license are certified. This amendment to the law
marks a step forward in allowing drones to be used above third parties (people who have no connection to the drone flight), including in urban areas.

Japan's goal for drone flight is to achieve "Level 4" in 2022, which, with permission and approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, will enable drones to fly beyond visual line of sight in populated areas and over third parties, in other words, deliver packages.
In 2021, the first steps to this goal will be to establish three things: (1) a certification system for the safety of drones;
(2) a licensing system for pilot functions; and
(3) clarification of traffic management and operation rules.
With these three things in place, "Level 4" drone delivery will be possible in 2022.