Convenience shop items delivered by drone in US


  • TECH
  • Friday, 23 Dec 2016

The power of flight: Flirtey and 7-Eleven plan to expand the drone delivery service in the coming year.

SAN FRANCISCO: US drone delivery service Flirtey announced that its self-piloting flying machines have whisked flu medicine, hot food and more from 7-Eleven convenience stores to customers' homes.

The Nevada-based company boasted of being the first drone service to complete regular commercial deliveries to residences in this country, having completed 77 such autonomous missions.

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