Walmart Adding 1.8 Million Households to Dallas-Fort Worth Drone Delivery Service

The retailer and partners Zipline and Wing will deliver to three-quarters of the area’s population using drones.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 09:58 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Walmart announced the largest drone delivery expansion by a U.S. company, adding 1.8 million households to its Dallas-Fort Worth service area and covering three-quarters of the region's population.
The expansion is powered by partners Zipline and Wing, both of whom recently received key FAA approvals for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, enabling increased range and efficiency.
Customers can expect deliveries in 10-30 minutes for thousands of items, with new technologies like Zipline's P2 system aiming for more precise and automated drop-offs, signaling a significant push towards mainstream drone delivery adoption.

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The world’s largest retailer just announced what it claims to be the biggest drone delivery expansion of any U.S. company.

Walmart—which uses drones from partners such as Zipline and Wing to deliver within minutes to customers nationwide—on Tuesday said it would add 1.8 million households to its Dallas-Fort Worth service area, which will soon cover three-quarters of the area’s population. According to the retailer, no U.S. company has offered drone delivery to as many households in a single market.