Lu Yonghua

Cargo Drones and Road Vehicles for Lightweight, Time‐Sensitive Mid‐Mile Shipments: An Integrated Cost, Reliability, and Operational Emissions Analysis

ABSTRACT Lightweight, time‐sensitive shipments represent a narrow mid‐mile logistics segment in which cargo drones may complement, rather than replace, road freight. This study develops a scenario‐based analytical framework to compare cargo‐drone, dedicated‐road, consolidated‐roa...