Physical AI
Drone delivery from stores and restaurants, and the rules that govern it.
Four of the five promised metros (Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and Charlotte) are now live. Tampa isn't. Meanwhile the target has grown to more than 270 stores, now set for 2027.
Zipline hired executives from Tesla, Waymo and Uber and says it has passed 2.5 million commercial deliveries. Its growth and safety figures are its own.
A year after launching with Walmart, Zipline says customers near Rowlett can order from 16 brands, from Crumbl to Popeyes. Its growth figures are its own.
A proposed Part 108 would replace case-by-case waivers with permits and certificates for delivery, farm, survey and public-safety drones. The FAA did not put a dollar figure on the benefits.
The plan adds Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa to the 18 Dallas-Fort Worth stores already flying. Walmart says it has made more than 150,000 drone deliveries since 2021.
Customers within about 2 miles of a Mesquite, Texas Supercenter can get up to 8 pounds of goods dropped by drone. Walmart will set the price later.