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Flirtey and 7-Eleven carry out 77 home deliveries by drones
THE world's leading drone delivery service Flirtey has completed 77 autonomous drone deliveries to customer homes in the United States.
The deliveries are the result of Flirtey and 7-Eleven's commercial collaboration, which kicked off in July with the world's first autonomous drone delivery to a customer's residence, according to PR Newswire.
Flirtey conducted regular weekend deliveries during November from a 7-Eleven store to a dozen select customers who were able to use a custom app to place their unique order. Along with listing all items available for delivery, the interactive app also notified customers when their drone was loaded, when it departed from the store and when it was arriving at their doorstep.
On average, customers receive their packages by Flirtey less than 10 minutes from the point of order. One customer was so excited by the experience that she called her family to tell them they had just become "the real-life Jetsons".
"We have now successfully completed the first month of routine commercial drone deliveries to customer homes in partnership with 7-Eleven," said Flirtey CEO Matthew Sweeny.
"While other companies in this space are shipping jobs overseas, Flirtey's goal is to make delivery instant, and in the process create jobs at home."
Popular items included hot food items, cold beverages and over-the-counter medicines such as 7-Select Night Time Cold & Flu Relief, 7-Select Headache Relief and aspirin.
Over-the-counter medicine delivery has been a focus for Flirtey because of the convenience it offers. In addition to these commercial deliveries, Flirtey and 7-Eleven are planning to expand their drone delivery operations in 2017.
The deliveries are the result of Flirtey and 7-Eleven's commercial collaboration, which kicked off in July with the world's first autonomous drone delivery to a customer's residence, according to PR Newswire.
Flirtey conducted regular weekend deliveries during November from a 7-Eleven store to a dozen select customers who were able to use a custom app to place their unique order. Along with listing all items available for delivery, the interactive app also notified customers when their drone was loaded, when it departed from the store and when it was arriving at their doorstep.
On average, customers receive their packages by Flirtey less than 10 minutes from the point of order. One customer was so excited by the experience that she called her family to tell them they had just become "the real-life Jetsons".
"We have now successfully completed the first month of routine commercial drone deliveries to customer homes in partnership with 7-Eleven," said Flirtey CEO Matthew Sweeny.
"While other companies in this space are shipping jobs overseas, Flirtey's goal is to make delivery instant, and in the process create jobs at home."
Popular items included hot food items, cold beverages and over-the-counter medicines such as 7-Select Night Time Cold & Flu Relief, 7-Select Headache Relief and aspirin.
Over-the-counter medicine delivery has been a focus for Flirtey because of the convenience it offers. In addition to these commercial deliveries, Flirtey and 7-Eleven are planning to expand their drone delivery operations in 2017.
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