SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Alphabet's Wing announced on Wednesday that it's expanding its partnership with San Francisco-based food delivery service DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the U.S. state of Texas.
Customers in the area are now able to order food from 50 merchants located in Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, the announcement said.
The drones can "deliver items and meals to doorsteps in as little as 15 minutes." The drones will navigate to a customer's residence at a speed of 65 mph and a cruising height of about 150 feet, according to Wing.
When customers with an eligible address in Dallas-Fort Worth order in the DoorDash app, they will see the option of having their food delivered by a drone. A large order may be delivered by more than one drone if all of the items can't fit on a single one, the company said.
Wing and DoorDash launched their drone delivery pilot in the United States in March, giving customers in Christiansburg, Virginia, the option to order food from their local Wendy's. Wing has operated in the United States since 2019.
DoorDash first partnered with Wing in 2022 when the two companies launched drone deliveries in Australia. Wing has completed more than 400,000 commercial deliveries worldwide.
"Wing's partnership with DoorDash is guided by the shared goal of providing customers with the convenience and speed of air deliveries for the local products and brands they know and love," the company wrote in a press release.
Wing also has drone delivery partnerships with other companies in the United States, including Walmart and Walgreens.
