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Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
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The companies are aiming for 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
The companies are aiming for 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
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Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching one million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes as Uber’s delivery rivals begin to step up their own drone deliveries, thanks to easing government regulations that allow companies to fly farther and cheaper.
The Uber Eats deliveries will start in Zipline’s existing market of Dallas-Fort Worth, before eventually expanding to dozens of additional cities. Zipline, which has made two million deliveries so far, also operates overseas, including Rwanda, Ghana, Japan, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Kenya. The company first started operations in Rwanda in 2016, delivering medical supplies in minutes to remote locations. The deal is similar to one Uber made with drone company Flytrex last year, which also included an investment by the ridehail giant.