Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats

Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats

Mon, August 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM GMT+3 1 min read

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Aug 17 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies and Zipline announced a partnership on Monday to bring ‌autonomous drone delivery to Uber Eats ‌customers across the United States.

The tie-up was accompanied by ​Uber making a strategic investment in the drone delivery company.

• The companies said they aim to reach 1 million drone deliveries per day ‌by the end ⁠of 2029, with the first deliveries beginning later this year.

• The service ⁠will first launch in Zipline's existing U.S. markets before expanding to dozens of additional cities.

• ​Uber declined ​to comment on Reuters' ​request seeking financial ‌details of its investment in Zipline.

• Zipline, which operates in four continents, has made 2 million deliveries so far. The company was most recently valued at $7.6 billion after raising $800 million earlier ‌this year.

• The Zipline ​deal is similar to Uber's ​partnership with ​drone firm Flytrex last year, which ‌also included an investment.

• Zipline ​has been ​expanding its U.S. footprint, with commercial partners including Walmart, as well as more than ​a dozen ‌restaurant brands such as Panera, Chipotle and ​Wendy's.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)