Conducted a "urban / depopulated area connected drone logistics" demonstration experiment for the construction of a new smart logistics that contributes to solving regional issues in Tsuruga City

This demonstration experiment was conducted in November last year by Tsuruga City, Seino HD, and Aeronext in areas such as aging and depopulation due to Tsuruga City's efforts to decarbonize hydrogen, renewable energy, zero-emi logistics, etc. Based on the comprehensive cooperation agreement concluded to solve the problems, we aim to build a new logistics business model by utilizing next-generation advanced technology, and consider the geographical characteristics of Tsuruga City, "Urban / depopulated area connected drone logistics" We will carry out to make it a model case. Specifically, it will be implemented for the social implementation of the new smart logistics "SkyHub® * 1" that integrates drone delivery and land transportation developed and promoted by Seino HD and Aeronext, and will be implemented mainly in the drone delivery service business. NEXT DELIVERY, a subsidiary of Aeronext. In addition, in this demonstration experiment, the General Incorporated Foundation, Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Promotion Organization, promoted the introduction of advanced technology that simultaneously realizes social change and logistics decarbonization. It has been adopted as a business). [Outline of demonstration experiment] 1. Background and purpose Tsuruga City has a total population of 64,425 (as of the end of September 2021), an area of ​​251.41 km2, which is the third largest in the prefecture, and is a geographically typical alluvial fan. Is spreading. This time, assuming "urban / depopulated area connected drone logistics" to the urban area where goods and commercial facilities are concentrated and the depopulated area, this year, the residents will be in the area. A temporary drone depot ® and a drone stand 🄬 will be set up to conduct demonstration experiments with the aim of improving understanding and identifying issues for regular flight. 2. 2. Implementation details Assuming shopping support for vulnerable people living in the Aiki area away from the city, a temporary drone depot®︎ (Aiki district public hall) will be used as an assortment of grocery items from local supermarkets ordered by residents using the SkyHub® app. We will deliver by drone from to 3 temporary drone stands in the Aiha area (round trip distance about 1.4km to 2.3km). When it was released to the press on the 20th, the "rice set" ordered by Mr. Maekawa using the SkyHub® app was drone-delivered about 0.7km one way to the Hikita Kaikan in the Okuno district about 5 minutes later, and Mr. Maekawa's hands. It was delivered to.

Aeronext's logistics drone flying in the snow (Tsuruga City Aichi district)

A drone that delivers a box containing a "rice set" and flies away (in front of Hikita Kaikan)

Mr. and Mrs. Maekawa who receive the drone-delivered "rice set" from her staff

From the right, Tsuruga City Mayor Takanobu Fuchikami, Seino HD Executive Officer Hideharu Kawai, Aeronext CEO Keisuke Taji

Commemorative photo taken after the drone delivery of the demonstration experiment (in front of the Arachi no Seki Funagawa no Sato exhibition room)

Aeronext's logistics drone flying in Tsuruga City's Aiha district

* Please see here for the actual video of this demonstration experiment. https://youtu.be/q9zoVldxgk0 After this demonstration, aiming for next year, the drone depot ®︎ that consolidates the luggage of each company will be set as the landing point of the drone in the area where the city area and the area where the aerial vehicle is connected. We plan to set up multiple drone stands 🄬 and start with a shopping agency service that assumes ground delivery and future drone delivery. In the future, based on the comprehensive cooperation agreement, the three parties will cooperate and cooperate with each other, and in line with the issues of the city and the needs of the citizens, by utilizing next-generation advanced technology including drones, regional employment and human resources education / human resources development / To revitalize the region in Tsuruga City by promoting industrial infrastructure development, securing sustainable regional transportation and logistics, creating a comfortable living environment, contributing to regional disaster prevention and decarbonization of the region, and developing new social infrastructure. I will contribute. * 1 SkyHub®︎ A new smart logistics system jointly developed and developed by Aeronext and Seino HD that connects existing logistics and drone logistics and connects ground and air infrastructure to deliver goods anytime, anywhere. An open platform and standardized mechanism with built-in drone delivery, based on Drone Depot®︎, a joint delivery agency based on the SkyHub® app, on-demand delivery, drug delivery, and batch delivery of packages from different logistics companies. Providing services such as delivery. The introduction of SkyHub®︎ promotes unmanned and non-stocking, and not only has the merit of logistics such as improving the delivery efficiency of Last One Mile, but also the introduction of a new logistics infrastructure, and the population declines from the aspect of logistics reform. While contributing to solving social issues in the region such as labor shortage due to declining birthrate and aging population, traffic problems in specific depopulated areas, medical problems, disaster countermeasures, logistics vulnerable people, etc., residents and communities by improving the convenience and quality of life of residents It is possible to raise the satisfaction level of the company, which is also meaningful in promoting regional revitalization. [What is Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture] Located in the center of Fukui Prefecture, facing the Sea of ​​Japan in the north, and mountains on the other three sides, surrounding the plain. With an area of ​​251.41 m2, the habitable area is 53.07 m2, and there are few plains and many mountainous areas. We are developing efforts for decarbonization, such as a virtual power plant to make it the main power source for renewable energy and demonstration of hydrogen derived from renewable energy, and zero greenhouse gas emissions as a whole by 2050. Declaring a carbon city. We aim to solve regional issues through decarbonization efforts. * Please see https://www.city.tsuruga.lg.jp/index.html for details on Tsuruga City. [What is Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture?] It is a key point of logistics that connects Kinki and Hokuriku for a long time, bordering Shiga Prefecture. In the early Edo period, ships carrying rice, etc. from the Hokuriku region entered Tsuruga Port and were transported from Tsuruga Port to Osaka via Arachi no Seki, making it a popular logistics hub. In addition, the Tsuruga Lake Biwa Canal was planned, and in the 19th century, a part of it, "Hikida Funagawa", was opened. In the Meiji era, the railway was first opened on the Sea of ​​Japan side, and the oldest existing railway tunnel in Japan, the Kotone Tunnel, and the longest tunnel in Japan at that time, the Yanagase Tunnel, which was built only by Japanese people, were the early days of the railway. I'm telling you what I'm doing now. Last year, a convenience store in the district closed, and shopping has become a regional issue. [What is Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.] Seino Holdings is a value-creating comprehensive logistics trading company, aiming to "provide value that transcends time and space" to our customers. In order to build a platform that is conscious of the efficiency of Japan as a whole based on the prosperity of our customers, we will work together inside and outside the industry in an open-neutral relationship to build an "open public platform" that provides better and optimal services to our customers. The overall strategy of the group is to embody "OPP)". In the Last One Mile area, we are actively promoting and expanding the construction of the Last One Mile OPP that solves social issues such as measures for the vulnerable shopping and measures for poor families, while responding to changes in lifestyle and structure. * Please see https://www.seino.co.jp/seino/shd/overall-condition/ for the company profile. [What is Aeronext Co., Ltd.] Aeronext, a research and development technology startup for next-generation drones that practice IP management, aims to create a world where the sky becomes a social infrastructure, becomes economical, and solves social issues with drones. , A company that designs the sky with technology. The core technology is 4D GRAVITY®︎, a unique structural design technology that improves the basic performance of industrial drones such as stability, efficiency, and mobility, and the transportation performance of logistics-only drones by optimizing gravity and aerodynamic characteristics. In order to install this 4D GRAVITY®︎ as standard equipment on industrial drones, we have formed a strong patent portfolio and are promoting a partnership-type platform business based on the 4D GRAVITY®︎ license globally. In addition, we have established a strategic subsidiary to realize the new smart logistics SkyHub® that utilizes drones, and are actively working on the social implementation of drone delivery services. * Please see https://aeronext.co.jp/company/ for the company profile. [What is NEXT DELIVERY Co., Ltd.] Established in 2021 in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, with the vision of "a country where affluence pervades every corner with a 4D logistics ™ infrastructure that connects the sky, land, and time in the age of 100 years of life." A subsidiary of Aeronext whose main business is drone delivery. A new smart logistics system that connects existing logistics and drone logistics, jointly developed and developed by Aeronext and Seino HD. We are promoting the actual planning and operation of SkyHub®︎ and nationwide expansion. We also develop peripheral businesses such as software development, manufacturing, sales, rental and maintenance businesses. Starting with Kosuge Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, we are working to improve the efficiency and revitalization of regional logistics in Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, etc. * Aeronext and the Aeronext logo, as well as "4D GRAVITY (R)", "SkyHub (R)", "Drone Depot (R)" and "Drone Stand (R)" are trademarks of Aeronext Co., Ltd. * Other company names and product / service names mentioned in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.