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Uber Aims For 1 Million Daily Drone Deliveries With Zipline Partnership
Engadget • • business
Key Points:
- Uber and Zipline have partnered to enable Uber Eats orders to be delivered via Zipline's drone fleet, aiming for one million drone deliveries daily by the end of 2029.
- Initial drone delivery deployments are planned for later this year in Zipline's current US markets, including Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with expansion to additional cities to follow.
- Uber has made a strategic investment in Zipline, although the financial terms have not been disclosed.
- Zipline has prior experience in drone deliveries, having partnered with Walmart and Chipotle, and has completed over 2.7 million deliveries of various items including healthcare products and food.
