LODD Autonomous partners with Saudi e-commerce platform noon on cargo drones

Abu Dhabi-based LODD Autonomous has announced a strategic collaboration with noon, a Saudi e-commerce platform and digital marketplace.

LODD said the collaboration is meant to advance autonomous aerial cargo logistics, cross-border transport and last-mile drone delivery, and to connect markets in the region through autonomous aviation.

LODD Autonomous has also announced plans for what it calls the “world's first civilian cross-border autonomous cargo drone test flight” in 2027, in which its HILI hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft would fly from the UAE to a neighbouring country during its pilot testing phase.