Select Wing deliveries will be picked up by a Serve delivery robot from the restaurant’s curbside and delivered to a Wing drone AutoLoader a few blocks away.
Serve Robotics, an autonomous sidewalk delivery specialist, and Wing Aviation, an on-demand drone delivery provider, have announced a pilot partnership.
In the coming months, select Wing deliveries will be picked up by a Serve delivery robot from the restaurant’s curbside and delivered to a Wing drone AutoLoader a few blocks away, for aerial delivery to customers as much as six miles away.
“We’re excited to partner with Wing to offer a multi-modal delivery experience that expands our market from roughly half of all food deliveries that are within two miles of a restaurant, to offering 30 minute autonomous delivery across an entire city,” says Dr Ali Kashani, CEO and Cofounder at Serve Robotics.
“Together, Serve and Wing share an ambitious vision for reliable and affordable robotic delivery at scale. Our end-to-end robotic delivery solution will be the most efficient mode for the significant majority of deliveries.”
“We have been delivering food and other goods directly to consumers for over five years, completing more than 400,000 commercial deliveries across three continents. We have a proven ability to make deliveries quickly and efficiently,” says Adam Woodworth, CEO at Wing.
“Both Wing and Serve offer innovative solutions that are changing the way goods are delivered. Through this pilot partnership, Wing hopes to reach more merchants in highly congested areas while supporting Serve as it works to expand its delivery radius.”