Uber has offered more details about the planned summer launch of its drone - borne fast food deliveries in San Diego as it awaits approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration . The firm said the drones , which are faster than cycle or car couriers , will drop food at designated safe landing zones , where the drivers would then pass it on to customers . Uber says its drones can make a delivery over a 1.5 mile distance in just seven minutes, much quicker than the 21 minutes it would take a car or cyclist. Uber is working with early - stage partner McDonald 's to develop packages that keep food hot , and said it would take at least three years to launch drone deliveries in a handful of markets .
Uber has offered more details about the planned summer launch of its drone - borne fast food deliveries in San Diego as it awaits approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration . The firm said the drones , which are faster than cycle or car couriers , will drop food at designated safe landing zones , where the drivers would then pass it on to customers . Uber is working with early - stage partner McDonald 's to develop packages that keep food hot , and said it would take at least three years to launch drone deliveries in a handful of markets .