Want to have your stuff in 30 minutes or less? It does not happen by car or truck, but by drone. Major retailers are testing them for instant delivery of everything, including groceries. But Walmart is in full swing, delivering airborne groceries in seven states and expanding to more across the country. In 2022, the company completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries. What were the most ordered products? Ice cream, lemons, chicken on the spit, Red Bull and paper towels. Now Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen takes the turn to order from the service. Watch drone delivery in action. Watch the video above. How do you order? Walmart has partnered with a few different drone delivery companies; DroneUp, Zipline and Flytrex. Before our delivery we test DroneUp. Now you need to go to the drone website to order: DroneUpDelivery.com. For people who are around drone delivery, customers have drone delivery popups on their app and website. Soon Walmart will also integrate ordering on the website. When you go to the drone website, enter your address and it will tell you if your local Walmart has drone delivery. An employee will then go through the Walmart store to pick up your items. They then pack it into a box, focusing on making sure it’s packaged securely to keep the center of gravity centered. Rossen watched as the box was attached to the drone and sent aloft. What can you order? More than 20,000 items appear on the website showing you what is eligible for delivery. The total weight of the package is up to 10 pounds. As you order, the weight of the item is listed so you know if you’re hitting the limit. drones, and don’t charge you. What happens during the flight? Walmart sends you alerts every step of the way, from the moment you order to the moment it hits your lawn. The drone is autonomous, but the DroneUp team has several eyes on every inch of the flight. There is a “Remote Pilot In Command” who carries out the mission and also a safety pilot. Both have the ability to control flight with a remote control similar to a video game controller. How does the package get to you? When the drone hovers over your head, the pilot will decide where the safest, free place to have it delivered is (front yard, backyard, driveway, etc.). How close the package is delivered to the door differs per house. When they are ready to be delivered, you will receive a notification to keep a safe distance. The drone remains in the air, about 25 meters high. Then a cable drops the delivery box down. The cable will release on its own and pull back up to the drone. Most people are concerned about the noise, but Walmart says it has tested the decibel level and found it no louder than a delivery truck. Rossen said it sounded like a leaf blower a few houses away. Who can order? Drone delivery is allowed within about a mile of a store, but with future changes to FAA regulations, this could increase by several miles, which would exponentially increase the number of eligible households. Click here to see more about where deliveries take place. Here’s Walmart’s first drone delivery announcement.
Want to have your stuff in 30 minutes or less? It does not happen by car or truck, but by drone.
Major retailers are testing them for instant delivery of everything, including groceries. But Walmart is in full swing, delivering airborne groceries in seven states and expanding to more across the country.
In 2022, the company completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries. What were the most ordered products? Ice cream, lemons, chicken on the spit, Red Bull and paper towels.
Now Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen takes the turn to order from the service. Watch drone delivery in action. Watch the video above.
How do you order?
Walmart has partnered with a few different drone delivery companies; DroneUp, Zipline and Flytrex. Before our delivery we test DroneUp.
Now you need to go to the drone website to order: DroneUpDelivery.com. For people who are around drone delivery, customers have drone delivery popups on their app and website. Soon Walmart will also integrate ordering on the website.
When you go to the drone website, enter your address and it will tell you if your local Walmart has drone delivery. An employee will then go through the Walmart store to pick up your items. They then pack it into a box, focusing on making sure it’s packaged securely to keep the center of gravity centered. Rossen watched as the box was attached to the drone and sent aloft.
What can you order?
More than 20,000 items appear on the website showing you what is eligible for delivery. The total weight of the package is up to 10 pounds. As you order, the weight of the item is listed so you know if you hit the limit.
If something doesn’t fit, but your order is still under the maximum, DroneUp says it will work to deliver your package, even if it takes two drones, without charging you.
What happens during the flight?
Walmart sends you alerts every step of the way, from the moment you order to the moment it hits your lawn. The drone is autonomous, but the DroneUp team has several eyes on it every inch of the flight.
There is a “Remote Pilot In Command” who carries out the mission and also a safety pilot. Both have the ability to control flight with a remote control similar to a video game controller.
How does the package get to you?
When the drone hovers over your head, the pilot will decide where the safest, unobstructed place is to drop the delivery (front yard, backyard, driveway, etc.). How close the package is delivered to the door differs per house.
When they’re ready to attack, you’ll receive a warning to keep a safe distance. The drone remains in the air, about 25 meters high. Then a cable drops the delivery box down. The cable will release on its own and pull back up to the drone. Most people are concerned about the noise, but Walmart says it has tested the decibel level and found it no louder than a delivery truck. Rossen said it sounded like a leaf blower a few houses away.
Who can order?
Deliveries by drone are allowed within about a mile of a store, but with future changes to FAA regulations, this could increase by several miles, causing the number of eligible households to grow exponentially.
Click here to see more about where deliveries take place. Here’s Walmart’s first drone delivery announcement.