Cargo Drone Testing Program Between Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan

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The Port Authority is partnering with the Downtown Skyport and an anonymous healthcare facility to launch a one-year cargo drone testing program. The program involves using Speedbird DLV 2 drones to carry real cargo across the East River from the Brooklyn Marine Terminal to the Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, with subsequent transport by van to a healthcare facility. The drones can carry up to 13 pounds of freight and will operate one to two flights per hour, flying mostly over water at altitudes up to 300 feet but typically no higher than 100 feet.