Uber partners with Zipline to add drone deliveries for Uber Eats across the United States. The companies say the service is planned to begin later this year, using Zipline’s autonomous aircraft to deliver takeout orders to customers.
Several outlets report that Uber is also making a strategic investment in Zipline as part of the partnership, though the reported terms are not publicly detailed. The Verge and The Next Web add that Zipline has been operating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The Next Web and The Verge also describe Uber’s long-term target of scaling to one million drone deliveries per day, with The Verge specifying a goal year of 2029.
Overall, the coverage agrees on the main elements: the Uber–Zipline partnership, drone delivery of Uber Eats orders in the US, an undisclosed/strategic investment by Uber, and a timeline for initial launch later this year plus a longer-term scale-up goal.
