The 5G Edge Intelligence for Vertical Experimentation (5G-DIVE) project aims at demonstrating the technical merits and business value proposition of 5G technologies in two vertical pilots, namely the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and Autonomous Drones Scout (ADS) pilots. This paper presents an overview of the overall 5G-DIVE solution and reports the results of the initial validation campaign of the selected use case, featuring 5G connectivity, distributed Edge computing, and artificial intelligence. The initial results for the I4.0 provide a baseline for next step validation campaign targeting a broader scale 5G implementation, while the ADS results provides promising results for enhancing the autonomous navigation in real-time.