Retailer 7-Eleven has partnered with drone maker Flirtey to complete 77 commercial drone deliveries after a customer purchase. The company said it will deliver the drones in three batches of 10 each and that customers can expect delivery within two weeks. However, all of the autonomous deliveries happened within the drone pilot's line of sight, in compliance with US aviation law. The trial comes after the two companies became the first to complete a drone delivery from a retailer when a Flirtey drone delivered a 7-Eleven order to US customer in July.
Retailer 7-Eleven has partnered with drone maker Flirtey to complete 77 commercial drone deliveries after a customer purchase. Each of the flights were completed on average less than ten minutes after the order was placed, according to Flirtey. However, all of the autonomous deliveries happened within the drone pilot's line of sight, in compliance with US aviation law. The trial comes after the two companies became the first to complete a drone delivery from a retailer when a Flirtey drone delivered a 7-Eleven order to US customer in July.