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 leverages partners Zipline and Wing, which recently gained FAA approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, enabling rapid deliveries (10-30 minutes) of a wide range of items; Zipline is also introducing its next-generation P2 delivery system for enhanced precision.
This significant growth highlights increasing demand for drone delivery and is a crucial step toward national scaling, with current operations helping to inform and accelerate the finalization of broader FAA regulations for the industry.

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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.