page_title: Delivery drone
section_title: Food delivery
hierarchical_section_title: Delivery drone / Types of deliveries / Food delivery
caption_attribution_description: English: In 2017 drone delivery startup Flytrex deployed a commercial drone delivery route in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik.
context_page_description: A delivery drone is an autonomous vehicle, often an unmanned aerial vehicle, used to transport packages, food or other goods.
context_section_description: Early prototypes of food delivery drones include the Tacocopter demonstration by Star Simpson, which was a taco delivery concept utilizing a smartphone app to order drone-delivered tacos in San Francisco area. The revelation that it didn't exist as a delivery system or app led to it being labelled a hoax.A similar concept named the "burrito bomber" was tested in 2012. That same year, a Free University of Berlin student project examined the use of drones for pizza delivery. In 2013, as part of an advertising campaign,  an independent Domino's UK franchise tested the Domicopter. Similar flights were conducted in India and Russia, but lacked regulatory approval.
  A partnership between 7-Eleven and Flirtey resulted in the first FAA-approved delivery to a residence in the United States in July 2016. The following month, the company partnered with Domino's in New Zealand to launch the first commercial drone delivery service.
  Marriott International used drones to deliver cocktails and drinks to the tables of guests at multiple properties in 2017 including the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Chicago, IL. The hotel chain formed a partnership with DJI in 2016, and used the company's drones for its indoor drink delivery.
caption: In 2017 drone delivery startup Flytrex deployed a commercial drone delivery route in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik
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