Building the Drone Infrastructure Necessary for Scale
Before drones are flying around our burritos, prescriptions and maybe giving us a quote on roof repair, we’re going to need some infrastructure to enable this transformation. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration is going to take some time to allow drone...
Q&A: El Pollo Loco’s Drone Test
El Pollo Loco is set to be the first quick-service restaurant to test drone delivery in the U.S. The “LA Mex” brand will test the capabilities in 10 Southern California locations. It’s partnered with drone operator Flytrex to do the flying, which...
Alphabet’s Drone Division, Wing, Hits 100K Delivery Milestone
Wing, Alphabet’s drone subsidiary, surpassed the 100,000-customer delivery mark in recent days, following years of test deliveries—many of which have taken place in Logan, Australia, billed as the drone delivery capital of the world. Announced in a recent blog post,...
Dragontail Systems Partners with Valqari Drone Delivery
Dragontail Systems, a restaurant technology and software provider, has teamed up with Valqari, a Chicago-based drone delivery startup, to use autonomous drones to drop orders at remote landing zones. The partnership is working towards enabling complete contactless...
Outstanding Operators
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