San Francisco-based drone delivery service Zipline “announced on Friday that it has reached 1 million customer deliveries,” CNBC reported, adding that “its next stage of growth is looking to partner with restaurants.” “There are.”
According to the article, Zipline's customers already include more than 4,700 hospitals, as well as big brands like Walmart. Panera executives told CNBC they even want to test zipline delivery in Seattle next year, saying they expect it to cost no more than a third-party delivery service.
The company said its zero-emissions drones have now flown more than 70 million autonomous commercial miles on four continents and delivered more than 10 million products. The milestone 1 millionth delivery carried two bags of IV fluid from a Zipline distribution center in Ghana to a local medical facility… Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Clifton told CNBC. 70% of the company's deliveries have been made in the past two years, and its future goal is to make 1 million deliveries per day.
“We need to start using vehicles that are light, fast, self-driving and have zero emissions,” Clifton said. “Delivery this way is 10 times faster and less expensive…and you get 3 times the service radius compared to traditional delivery apps that most restaurants use. will be available. [get] The number of customers you can reach with instant delivery increases tenfold. ”