DoorDash and Wing kick off drone delivery pilot in US with Wendy’s onboard as first restaurant partner
DoorDash and Wing have announced the launch of their drone delivery partnership in the US, starting in Christiansburg, VA.
Select local consumers will be able to order eligible menu items from Wendy’s - the pilot’s first restaurant partner - through the DoorDash marketplace and have them delivered via drone.
This follows a pilot programme that the pair launched in Australia in 2022 and has since expanded to three locations in Queensland with over 60 participating merchants, marking the first time that Wing integrated its drone delivery service within another marketplace.
“We are excited to expand our partnership with Wing in the US to integrate drone delivery into DoorDash’s ecosystem,” says Harrison Shih, Senior Director at DoorDash Labs, DoorDash’s robotics and automation arm.
“We are committed to advancing last mile logistics by building a multi-modal delivery platform that serves all sides of our marketplace. We’re optimistic about the value drone delivery will bring to our platform as we work to offer more efficient, sustainable, and convenient delivery options for consumers.”
“Expanding our partnership with DoorDash and launching in the US is a direct result of the success we’ve seen from our initial collaboration in Australia, where Wing has served tens of thousands of customers via the DoorDash app for over a year now,” says Cosimo Leipold, Head of Partnerships at Wing.
“Wing has now made over 350,000 deliveries across three countries and looking ahead we are focused on providing a fast, affordable and safe service to our partners so they can better serve their customers.”
“This moment continues our meaningful expansion of this service in the US and advances our shared goal to better the last mile delivery ecosystem.”
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