We will conduct a demonstration test of drone delivery in depopulated areas with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions and achieving stable delivery.

Aircraft scheduled to be used in demonstration experiment PD6B-TYPE3C

Prodrone Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Shunsuke Totani) will conduct a delivery demonstration test together with Nagoya Railway Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Hiroki Takasaki). The demonstration test was conducted in collaboration with Coop Aichi, a consumer cooperative that handles local home delivery services, with the aim of solving logistics issues in the depopulated mountainous areas of Shinshiro City. Details are below. 1 Implementation structure ・Project name: “Project to commercialize logistics using unmanned aerial vehicles in depopulated areas” (Subsidy project of the Japan Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Promotion Organization) ・Implementing companies: Nagoya Railway Co., Ltd., Shinshiro City, Toyokawa City ・Cooperating companies: Consumers' Co-op Coop Aichi (cooperation with home delivery) Nakanihon Air Co., Ltd. (3D map provision) Higashi Mikawa Drone/River Concept Promotion Council (local coordination, experimental support) *Public-private council on drones with Toyokawa City and Shinshiro City as secretariat Prodrone Co., Ltd. (aircraft operation) 2 Schedule ・Scheduled implementation date: From 11:00 on Friday, September 10th *In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to a reserve date ・Preliminary date: From 11:00 on Friday, September 17th 3 Implementation details・Demonstration area: Shinshiro City Furi district (former Horai Nishi Elementary School - delivery house 2.2km) over Toyokawa/Tomoe River ・Experiment details: The sky above the river will be set up as a drone highway, and some of the deliveries by delivery trucks will be replaced by autonomously operated drones. ・Issues to be solved: Efficient delivery, dealing with driver shortages, reducing CO2 emissions, securing logistics means in case of road closures or isolated villages due to heavy rain, etc. 4. Overview of the drone aircraft ・Size: 2,170 mm x 2,390 mm x 550 mm ・Weight of the aircraft: 20 kg (including battery) ・Maximum payload: 30 kg ・Maximum speed: 60 km/h ■About Prodrone Co., Ltd. Prodrone Co., Ltd. is a B2B company that manufactures industrial drones with the aim of ``aiming for the standard in the sky.'' We provide one-stop services from aircraft development to control software development and flyer services. ～Bringing aircraft that can only be produced by PRODRONE to the world～ ■Prodrone Co., Ltd. Company Profile ・Company name: PRODRONE Co., Ltd. ・Representative: Shunsuke Toya, President and CEO ・Capital: 100 million yen ・Head office location: 1-115 Nakahira, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 468-0014 ■For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact Prodrone Co., Ltd. E-mail: info-jp@prodrone.com Person in charge: Kawakami TEL: 052-890-8803