Uber and Zipline partner to launch drone deliveries for Uber Eats, targeting one million daily flights by 2029

Uber Technologies announced a partnership with autonomous drone delivery company Zipline on Monday, August 17, 2026, in a major push to integrate aerial delivery into its Uber Eats platform. The ride-hailing giant has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Zipline, and the two companies have set an ambitious goal of achieving one million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029.

The initial rollout is scheduled to begin later this year in cities where Zipline already operates, including Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix. The service will then expand to dozens of additional U.S. cities. Zipline's drones are designed to deliver small to medium packages, weighing up to 4 or 8 pounds, within five to ten minutes. The company's aircraft cruise to a delivery address, hover overhead, and lower a small droid on a tether to place the package on a doorstep or driveway.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi framed the partnership as a significant growth opportunity. "Truly quick commerce is proving to be an even bigger market than the original food market was," Khosrowshahi told the Wall Street Journal. "We think this can be an enormous tailwind for the next leg of growth for Eats." Zipline...