カジノオンライン ("Toyota Tsusho") announced today that it has established the Group company Sora-iina and will launch a drone delivery of medical and pharmaceutical supplies business in the Goto Islands of Nagasaki Prefecture

The sora-iina departure and arrival base has now been completed on the Goto Islands' Fukue Island and a completion ceremony was held on April 21

This project will use the autonomy platform and aircrafts (fixed-wing) of the US company Zipline International Inc ("Zipline"), the global leader in instant logistics, with whom Toyota Tsusho has a partnership This marks the first time that Zipline has provided its technology to a company other than its own

In Japan, the use of drones in fields such as recording, pesticide spraying, and infrastructure inspection has been spreading rapidly Societal implementation is also expected in the field of logistics, with the aim of creating new industries and services as well as improving the convenience of daily life In addition, in December of 2022, law reform is expected that would allow for “unassisted non-visual flight over manned areas” (level 4 flight), and the improvement of the environment for expanding the use of drones is progressing

Since investing in Zipline in June 2018 to promote collaboration in the field of instant logistics and automated, on-demand delivery, ウォーカーヒルカジノ has promoted collaboration in countries such as Ghana Furthermore, in March 2021, ウォーカーヒルカジノ entered into a strategic operational partnership with the aim of societal implementation of drone logistics services in the Japanese market and has been considering specific initiatives

sora-iina has entered into long-term demonstration contracts with three pharmaceutical wholesale companies^*1based in the city of ウォーカーヒルカジノ and will deliver medical and pharmaceutical supplies to medical institutions and pharmacies The delivery area will begin with regular flights to Naru Island, with plans to gradually increase it to western Fukue Island, other islands in the city, Shinkamigoto and other areas

The company will continue to accumulate operational results in level 3 flight with the aim of achieving level 4 flight in the future

In addition, this business was selected by the Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles (LEVO) as a "FY2020 CO₂Emission Reduction Measures Business," and is a joint business between the city of Goto, sora-iina and ウォーカーヒルカジノ as part of an initiative towards Goto’s “Smart Island”

The ウォーカーヒルカジノ Group will promote this business together with local residents, and through the drone delivery of medical and pharmaceutical supplies business, contribute to the solving of social issues in depopulated areas, remote islands and secondary remote islands such as labor shortages, logistical issues and disparities in access to medical care Through this, it will aim to make people’s lives more comfortable and prosperous

*1　 TOSHICHI:https://wwwtoshichinet/(in Japanese)
　　　SHOYAKU CO, LTD:https://wwwshoyakucom/(in Japanese)
　　　MIYAZAKI ONSENDO SHOTEN CO Ltd:http://wwwshinyoforestcojp/(in Japanese)

<Zipline’s Announcement Regarding This Matter is available athttps://flyziplinecom/press>

Zipline “About” Information
About Zipline: Zipline is the global instant logistics leader Our purpose is to inspire possibility, transform systems and serve all people equally We design, manufacture and operate the world’s largest automated on-demand delivery service, which to date has made more than 290,000 commercial deliveries containing more than 5 million units of vaccines and other medical products, reducing delivery emissions by 98% compared to traditional methods Zipline is the trusted partner for governments, global brands and leading health care systems For more information, visit flyziplinecom

<Our Efforts So Far>
- March 31, 2021 release: カジノオンライン & Zipline Enter Strategic Operational Partnership in Japan
https://wwwtoyota-tsushocom/english/press/detail/210330_004792html

- May 20, 2019 release: ウォーカーヒルカジノ Invests in US Zipline International Inc
https://wwwtoyota-tsushocom/english/press/detail/190520_004379html