drone delivery

Lowe’s Tests 20-Minute Drone Delivery With DoorDash and Alphabet’s Wing
Lowe’s Tests 20-Minute Drone Delivery With DoorDash and Alphabet’s Wing
September 24, 2026  |  Delivery

Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is testing drone delivery in Charlotte, N.C., saying in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release that this fulfillment method gets select...

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Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
August 27, 2026  |  Retail

Retail, since the category’s inception, has embraced the maxim that population density equals sales destiny. That calculus has largely held steady in the age of...

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Amazon Eyes Sixfold Expansion of Drone Delivery Service
Amazon Eyes Sixfold Expansion of Drone Delivery Service
August 19, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon hopes to offer drone deliveries in nearly 500 U.S. communities by year-end. That will mark a sixfold increase for Amazon’s Prime Air service, the company announced Wednesday...

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Uber Teams With Zipline to Expand Drone Delivery Service
Uber Teams With Zipline to Expand Drone Delivery Service
August 17, 2026  |  Delivery

Uber hopes to expand its U.S. delivery business by teaming with drone company Zipline. Starting later this year, Uber Eats customers in the U.S. will...

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DoorDash in-House Delivery Drones Cleared for Takeoff
DoorDash in-House Delivery Drones Cleared for Takeoff
July 29, 2026  |  Delivery

DoorDash says it has received permission to launch its in-house drone delivery program. The launch follows the company’s receipt of its Part 135 air carrier certification...

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Walmart Marks Millionth Drone Drop-Off Amid Increased Delivery Focus
Walmart Marks Millionth Drone Drop-Off Amid Increased Delivery Focus
June 01, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart says its drones have now made more than 1 million deliveries. “What started as a pilot just a few years ago has officially taken off,...

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Barclays Says Drones and Robots Could Cut Food Delivery to $1
Barclays Says Drones and Robots Could Cut Food Delivery to $1
April 15, 2026  |  Delivery

Robots and drones could reduce food delivery costs to as little as $1 per order. That’s according to a new analysis from Barclays, cited in a report Wednesday...

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Uber Invests in Drone Delivery With Flytrex Partnership
Uber Invests in Drone Delivery With Flytrex Partnership
September 18, 2025  |  Delivery

Uber has launched a partnership with autonomous drone food delivery service Flytrex. The collaboration marks Uber’s first investment in drone delivery, the company said in news release Thursday (Sept....

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Chipotle and Zipline Form ‘Zipotle’ to Provide Aerial Food Delivery
Chipotle and Zipline Form ‘Zipotle’ to Provide Aerial Food Delivery
August 21, 2025  |  Delivery

Some Chipotle customers will soon get to choose between meals delivered by land or air. The Mexican fast casual restaurant announced Thursday (Aug. 21) that it was teaming with...

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