DoorDash Drone Delivery Lifts Off in Atlanta

App-based program is taking flight in cities across the U.S.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, April 09, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Wing’s delivery drone will fly orders to DoorDash customers in a suburb of Atlanta. [Credit: Wing]

Key Takeaways:

DoorDash has expanded its drone delivery service, powered by Alphabet's Wing, to metropolitan Atlanta, allowing select customers to receive orders from certain restaurants within a 6-mile radius in as little as 20 minutes.
This expansion signifies DoorDash's commitment to integrating autonomous delivery methods, including drones and robots, to enhance speed, customer experience, and sustainability, a trend also observed with competitors like Uber Eats and Grubhub.
Wing's drones, capable of carrying up to 5 pounds at 60 mph, operate largely autonomously with remote pilot oversight and can deliver a variety of items, including perishables and medications, via a tether.

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A new, drone-shaped icon now appears within the DoorDash delivery app for certain customers in metropolitan Atlanta.

Tapping the icon will open a selection of restaurants at Tanger Outlets Locust Grove near the suburb of McDonough that deliver from Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet. Per DoorDash, the small, buzzing aircraft will deliver to customers within 6 miles of the outlet in as little as 20 minutes.