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Zipline Drone Delivery Expansion

Uber Technologies, Inc · 2026-08-17 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42 · In source text

Uber Eats and Zipline announced a strategic partnership to offer autonomous drone delivery in the United States, with initial deployments planned for existing U.S. markets later in 2026. The rollout is expected to begin in Dallas and Houston and expand to dozens of U.S. cities. Uber is making an undisclosed strategic investment in Zipline, and the companies aim to reach 1 million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029, with delivery times of approximately 5–10 minutes.

Key facts

• The first deployments of Zipline drone delivery for Uber Eats will begin later this year. source
• Uber and Zipline aim to reach 1 million daily drone deliveries by the end of 2029. source
• The Zipline-Uber collaboration will begin in Dallas and Houston by the end of the year, per WSJ. source
• Uber is investing in and partnering with Zipline with the goal of making one million deliveries per day using Zipline's drones by the end of 2029. source
• Zipline and Uber Technologies, Inc. announced a strategic partnership aiming to scale drone delivery across the United States. source
• Uber will make a strategic investment in Zipline as part of the partnership. source
• The Zipline-Uber initiative seeks to reduce delivery times to 5-10 minutes. source

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