DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
A Wing drone carrying a DoorDash delivery. The food delivery app company says it will build its own drones going forward. | Image: GoogleDoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that clears the way for drone delivery in the near future.
DoorDash said it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the FAA that enable it to delivery small packages via drone. Other companies to receive this designation include Alphabet's Wing, Zipline, and Amazon.
Previously, DoorDash worked with Alphabet's drone delivery division Wing on a number of pilots in places like Dallas-Fort Worth, Virginia, and Australia. Now the company says it will d ...