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Fly me a pizza (or two)
A drone delivers Pizza Hut orders over central Israel. Photo: Courtesy of Dragontail Systems
A fledgling system north of Tel Aviv has three drones making six test runs a day from a Pizza Hut to designated parking lots, where drivers pick up the meals and deliver them the last mile.
Why it matters: All signs point to a future in which systems like this are ubiquitous across America, with food and merchandise shuttled overhead to centralized landing hubs (as opposed to your doorstep or balcony).
The big picture: UPS, Alphabet, FedEx, Amazon, Walmart and other giants are pressing forward with plans for delivery-by-drone, a market that Deloitte predicts will represent $115 billion annually by 2035 (if you include cargo drones and urban taxis).
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Jan. 20, 2021
Pizza Hut Israel has paired with order and delivery tech company, Dragontail Systems to develop a drone food delivery option that circumvents some of the complexities of delivering food in this manner directly to customers doors. Instead, the pizza brand will deploy autonomous drones to pick-up areas in remote landing zones, like parking lots, where delivery drivers can take them directly to customers.
According to a press release from Dragontail Systems, third-party delivery aggregators like DoorDash and UberEats see drones as the next progression in delivery, although the logistics of implementing this form of order fulfillment have been vexing.