First ever drone pizza delivery takes place in New Zealand (Drone News)

The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream
August 3, 2021
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-drone-delivery-prime-air

 

Wing approaches 100,000 drone deliveries two years after Logan, Australia launch
August 25, 2021
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/w...eries-two-years-after-logan-australia-launch/

Wing: Logan, Australia: The Drone Delivery Capital of the World

 

Flytrex Drone Food Delivery Service Expands to Holly Springs, North Carolina
October 26, 2021
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/...e-expands-to-holly-springs-north-carolina.htm

 

Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine
November 22, 2021
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-step-toward-making-aerial-deliveries-routine

 

"Amazon's drone delivery program is hit by crashes and safety concerns

The company is a long way from launching a drone delivery service...

...despite spending more than $2 billion and assembling a team of more than 1,000 people around the world, Amazon is a long way from launching a drone delivery service..."

https://www.business-standard.com/a...ashes-and-safety-concerns-122041100136_1.html

 

I still feel this will never really catch on for many reasons but if someone wanted to drop a pizza on me I wouldn't mind.

 

"White House seeks more power to counter use of drones in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones, which are becoming a growing security concern and nuisance.

The White House on Monday released an action plan that calls for expanding the number of agencies that can track and monitor drones flying in their airspace. It calls for establishing a list of U.S. government-authorized detection equipment that federal and local authorities can purchase, and creating a national training center on countering the malicious use of drones...

The federal-government-wide focus comes as the Federal Aviation Administration projects that more than 2 million drones will be in circulation in the U.S. by 2024 and as availability of detection and mitigation technologies — including jamming systems — are limited under current law..."

https://apnews.com/article/technolo...ion-congress-90c34d902cacb04d0d7369356d9706c1

 

Certainly not auto batteries. That would be a heavy lift.
This is interesting that Walmart is all in on the BUZZ of toy helicopter/quadcopter spinning delivery. Quite ambitious.

 

"Drone Contraband Deliveries Are Rampant at US Prisons...

Drones are dropping drugs and cell phones in prison yards. They’re brazenly dangling contraband from fishing lines in front of smashed prison windows or crashing into recreational areas, sometimes midday. They’ve dropped wirecutters used in bold prison escapes involving body doubles and leading to manhunts. They’ve sparked prison riots, crash landed on an elementary school roof, and supplied weapons like ceramic knives, scissors, and guns (perhaps even to the Italian Mafia) that put inmates and correctional officers at heightened risk..."

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/drone-contraband-deliveries-prisons-united-states