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DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
TL;DR
- DoorDash has launched DoorDash Air, its own drone delivery business, after obtaining FAA Part 135 air carrier certification.
- The company is developing its own custom-built drones and the necessary software to integrate them into its delivery network.
- Initial drone operations will likely involve limited pilot programs with short-distance, line-of-sight flights.
- DoorDash also operates sidewalk delivery bots (Dot) and maintains existing partnerships with drone delivery companies like Wing and Flytrex.
- The Autonomous Delivery Platform software aims to decide in real-time whether to dispatch human drivers, drones, or sidewalk bots for deliveries.