Uber and McDonald’s are working together to improve their delivery systems. And, according to Bloomberg, they are now poised to revolutionize the industry by launching drone delivery in San Diego, California, in the summer of 2019. This is the city chosen to conduct the tests, but Uber aims to expand this offering in the coming years, first in the United States and then in other markets where the company believes it is of interest and where permitted by law. .
Uber Eats and McDonald’s team up for drone delivery
At first, the drone will only support part of the journey. The plan is for the order to go into the air for the distance to begin, then the food is placed in a predefined area, or even directly on the roof of a parked Uber car. He is a very humane delivery man who will then deliver the customer to his home. But in the end, the drone could take care of the entire trip.
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With this system, Uber aims for a delivery time of only 7 minutes between the customer’s order and its pickup; 21 minutes on average for an establishment currently within a radius of approximately 2.5 kilometers (in the USA). customer’s home. The plane has a top speed of over 110 km/h, but Uber has yet to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly its devices at that speed. In terms of price, racing should cost the same as going by road alone.
Uber isn’t alone in thinking that drones are the future of delivery. We recently discovered Amazon drones promising 30-minute package delivery for Prime Air service.
Source : Bloomberg
