Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. (TTCI) have signed an agreement to work together on a UAS delivery logistics platform.

Through the agreement, TTCI, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho America Inc., will take part in DDC’s commercial pilot program in Canada as an initial stage.

Together, the two entities will look to begin flight testing, and identify other international markets to deploy DDC’s proprietary UAS delivery platform as a transportation option.

“This agreement with TTCI is expected to open international markets for us as a company,” says Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada.

“Working alongside a global industrial leader such as Toyota Tsusho also provides us quick access to a very extensive international global network and a breadth of commercial skills.”

Hidetoshi Tada, President of TTCI, says, “we are confident drone delivery services are the way of the future. This agreement with DDC will enable us to participate in this cutting edge technology.”