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Uber Eats Testing Flying Meal Deliveries by Drone Again This Year

8 hours ago
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  • #Flytrex
  • #Uber-Eats
  • Uber Eats partners with Flytrex to test drone food deliveries in the US later this year.
  • Deliveries aim to be faster, reduce congestion, and lower emissions.
  • No price difference between drone and courier deliveries.
  • Flytrex has already delivered over 200,000 meals in the US in the past three years.
  • Flytrex is FAA-authorized for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations.
  • Uber invests in Flytrex to scale drone deliveries.
  • Previous Uber drone delivery attempts (Uber Elevate and an unmanned aerial system) were discontinued.