DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash is building a drone delivery business, including its own aircraft, as part of an effort developed by its robotics and autonomy team, which will eventually operate within the company’s delivery app. The company unveiled the new business, called DoorDash Air, after receiving a Part 135 air carrier certification from the U.S. The certification allows the company to legally operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
- ▪DoorDash is building a drone delivery business, including its own aircraft, as part of an effort developed by its robotics and autonomy team, which will eventually operate within the company’s delivery app.
- ▪The company unveiled the new business, called DoorDash Air, after receiving a Part 135 air carrier certification from the U.S.
- ▪The certification allows the company to legally operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
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DoorDash is building a drone delivery business, including its own aircraft, as part of an effort developed by its robotics and autonomy team, which will eventually operate within the company’s delivery app. The company unveiled the new business, called DoorDash Air, after receiving a Part 135 air carrier certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The certification allows the company to legally operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States. This does not mean DoorDash’s custom-built drones will be delivering burritos tomorrow, or even next month. The company didn’t provide a detailed timeline for when its aircraft would be used in operations.
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