Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries

August 17, 2026 Andrew J. Hawkins

Zipline Uber Eats drone delivery

Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching one million daily drone deliveries by 2029.

Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes as Uber's delivery rivals begin to step up their own drone deliveries, thanks to easing government regulations that allow companies to fly farther and cheaper.

The Uber Eats deliveries will start in Zipline's existing market of Dallas-Fort Worth, before eventually expanding to dozens of additional citie …

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