In this episode of Yahoo Finance series NEXT, Yahoo Finance reporter Akiko Fujita visits San Francisco startup Zipline to get a first-hand look at how delivery services are being automated with drones. The vision of drone delivery has been around for years, with Amazon (AMZN) being one of the first to launch its drone delivery program “Prime Air” in 2013. What has kept the industry from scaling up to widespread use? Regulation. In the race to deliver at new heights, the FAA has granted Zipline a rare exception to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight. With commercial drone deliveries projected to exceed 1 million by the end of 2023, Zipline plans to lead the way introducing drone technology to as many as 15 cities in the US across healthcare, restaurants, and retail by 2025. Zipline expects to reach these goals with the company’s Platform 2 aircraft – a drone designed to seamlessly integrate into business operations while delivering with precision. From heights up to 330 feet, the drone drops a “droid” with packaged goods weighing up to eight pounds anywhere from your doorstep to sidewalk in a matter of minutes.Drone delivery could be introducing a new accessibility to delivery services with retailers lining up to utilize the technology. Sweetgreen (SG), Pagliacci Pizza, and Mendocino Farms are early restaurant adopters. Zipline has also lined up a slew of clients in the health and wellness space, including GNC, Michigan Medicine, Intermountain Health, and MultiCare Health System. As more companies adopt the technology, delivery on wheels may be a thing of the past.
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What makes this idea so cool and productive great channel
Great for remote areas
Nice ❤
🙏👪🏡🌌🕊️👌☕Tania García duenas Rome Italy sure to have a good Christmas 🕊️🙏🗽
Drone delivery canada lessssss gooooo
So cool 👌👏👏👏
Delivery people better hurry up make your money robots are coming 😂😭
These drones are not going to last too long.
@@el6285 i hope they don’t but they will and whatever fail they will update and make better.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Remember Dorado scam?
Wonder what would happen if a pet encountered one during a delivery? Something would be damaged, dog or drone . . .
And then ppl start playing grand theft drones by hijacking it with other drones.
It’s going to fail just like the electric cars, pump the stock price then out
Workhorse also working on a similar solution
Major fail.. in its not gong to be cheaper because know the company’s and employees have to get paid. 2 no drone better not come near my yard and it’s getting knocked down
I want my money now
There is no other story, I want my money now
Greggs is considering delivers by drone. I think it is a pie in the sky idea.
off grid living 20 miles from a large city this would be great and save many trips to post office, we will see.