Uber is giving drone deliveries another go in a partnership with Flytrex

Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber on Thursday announced a new partnership with drone operator Flytrex to begin testing an autonomous delivery-by-air system by the end of the year.

As one of the few drone providers with Beyond Visual Line of Sight authorization from the FAA, Flytrex already partners with Walmart and DoorDash on similar programs. The company said it’s delivered more than 200,000 meals to suburban US households in the past three years.

This isn’t Uber’s first foray into drone deliveries. Under its then aviation arm Uber Elevate, the company tested the tech in a partnership with McDonald’s in 2019. Uber sold its aviation division to Joby Aviation in late 2020.

Uber shares didn’t move much on the announcement, up about 1% in premarket trading.

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“Revenue followed the same curve growing 3X year over year, or 10X from 2023 to 2025: $2B ARR in 2023, $6B in 2024, and $20B+ in 2025. This is never-before-seen growth at such scale.”

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