Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries

Uber 与 Zipline 达成合作，共同推进 Eats 无人机送餐服务

The companies are aiming for 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029. 两家公司计划到 2029 年实现每天 100 万次无人机配送。

Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching one million daily drone deliveries by 2029. Uber 正在与无人机公司 Zipline 合作，计划于今年晚些时候启动空中外卖配送服务，目标是到 2029 年实现每天 100 万次无人机配送。

Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes as Uber’s delivery rivals begin to step up their own drone deliveries, thanks to easing government regulations that allow companies to fly farther and cheaper. Uber 同时宣布对 Zipline 进行战略投资。Zipline 是一家总部位于加利福尼亚州的公司，自 2025 年起一直在德克萨斯州开展无人机配送业务。随着政府监管政策的放宽，允许企业以更低的成本进行更远距离的飞行，Uber 的竞争对手们也开始加速布局无人机配送，在此背景下，Uber 达成了此次合作。

The Uber Eats deliveries will start in Zipline’s existing market of Dallas-Fort Worth, before eventually expanding to dozens of additional cities. Zipline, which has made two million deliveries so far, also operates overseas, including Rwanda, Ghana, Japan, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Kenya. The company first started operations in Rwanda in 2016, delivering medical supplies in minutes to remote locations. The deal is similar to one Uber made with drone company Flytrex last year, which also included an investment by the ridehail giant. Uber Eats 的配送服务将首先在 Zipline 现有的达拉斯-沃斯堡市场启动，随后逐步扩展到数十个城市。Zipline 迄今已完成 200 万次配送，其业务范围还覆盖卢旺达、加纳、日本、尼日利亚、科特迪瓦和肯尼亚等海外国家。该公司于 2016 年在卢旺达首次开展业务，在几分钟内将医疗物资送达偏远地区。此次交易与 Uber 去年与无人机公司 Flytrex 达成的协议类似，该协议也包含了这家网约车巨头的投资。

Uber says that Zipline’s drones can bring a customer’s order to their front lawn in a “matter of minutes.” The company claims it is building the world’s largest hybrid network of human couriers, sidewalk robots, and drones, in which customers are matched with the best, most efficient method of delivery, depending on where they live. Uber 表示，Zipline 的无人机可以在“几分钟内”将客户的订单送到其前院。该公司声称正在构建全球最大的混合配送网络，整合了人工快递员、人行道机器人和无人机，并根据客户的居住地为其匹配最优质、最高效的配送方式。

But while Uber partners with third-party drone operators, its rivals are seeking regulator approval to deploy their own drones. Last month, DoorDash launched its own drone delivery program called DoorDash Air, after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. 尽管 Uber 选择与第三方无人机运营商合作，但其竞争对手正在寻求监管机构的批准，以部署自有的无人机。上个月，在获得美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）批准后，DoorDash 推出了名为“DoorDash Air”的自有无人机配送项目。

Thanks to a 2025 order from President Donald Trump, the FAA has proposed new rules to expand the deployment of drone delivery operations. As such, drone operators are scrambling to secure partnerships with grocery chains and major retailers in the hopes of claiming their share of what could be $7.7 billion market by 2031, according to one analysis. 得益于唐纳德·特朗普总统在 2025 年签署的一项行政令，FAA 提出了旨在扩大无人机配送运营部署的新规则。据一项分析显示，到 2031 年，无人机配送市场规模可能达到 77 亿美元。因此，无人机运营商正竞相与连锁超市和大型零售商建立合作关系，以期在这一市场中占据一席之地。