Zipline unveils new autonomous system capable of quiet, fast and precise home delivery

The company’s next-generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves), and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries in about 10 minutes.

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Unlike other drone delivery services, Zipline’s drones (Zips) fly more than 300 feet above the ground and are nearly inaudible.

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Several businesses across the healthcare and restaurant sectors have already signed on to use Zipline’s new home delivery service.

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“The future of delivery is faster, more sustainable and creates broader access, all of which provides improved value for our customers,” said Jonathan Neman, Co-Founder and CEO of Sweetgreen.

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And Zipline’s first customer, the Government of Rwanda, will use the company’s new home delivery service to enable urban aerial last-mile delivery to homes, hotels and health facilities in Kigali and elsewhere in the country.

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Businesses can offer Zipline’s home delivery service in a variety of ways, including native integrations into apps and websites, white-labeled opportunities, and by joining Zipline’s marketplace

Zipline completed more deliveries in 2022 than in all previous years combined, and is planning to complete about 1 million deliveries by the end of 2023