The General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGAC) has authorised DPDgroup, the international express subsidiary of Le Groupe La Poste, to operate a regular commercial line in the Var department of France.

Once a week, the DPDgroup drone travels between Saint-Maximin-La-Sainte-Beaume and Pourrières, in south of France (Provence region). The route (about 15km)  makes it possible to delivery items to a cut-off incubator of companies including a dozen start-ups specialized in technology. Their parcels (up to 3kg) now delivered by Chronopost and DPD France will be sent by drone from the Pick-up point in Saint-Maximin.

For both the departure and arrival of the drone, a delivery terminal is used to secure the parcel loading phases, from take-off to landing and placement of the parcel.