Overview

• The collaboration will integrate Flytrex’s FAA-certified drones with Uber’s logistics platform to speed deliveries and reduce road congestion and emissions.
• Flytrex has completed more than 200,000 U.S. food deliveries over the past three years under FAA safety oversight, according to Uber.
• Uber positions the pilot within a broader plan to build a multimodal network spanning cars, bikes, couriers, sidewalk robots and autonomous aircraft.
• Uber did not disclose which U.S. markets will host the pilots or the size of its equity investment in Flytrex.
• Competing efforts are underway, including DoorDash’s Flytrex partnership in Dallas–Fort Worth and Chipotle’s Dallas pilot with Zipline.