Paola Santana builds a life-saving network of drones

More than a billion people live without functioning roads for part or most of the year. Paola Santana’s video explains how Matternet, the start-up she co-founded, aims to build “a more equal, roadless world” for people in developing countries with limited infrastructure or disaster zones by means of small, battery-fueled drones delivering the necessities of life. Matternet’s vision is to create “the next paradigm for transportation using a network of unmanned aerial vehicles,” connecting rural and remote areas to markets, ferrying medicine and other supplies vital to improving people’s lives.