“After hundreds of thousands of test flights and years of piloting drone delivery in the U.S., Zipline has officially taken flight in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with partner Walmart.

The world’s largest drone delivery provider announced Tuesday that residents located within 2 miles of a Walmart Supercenter in the suburb of Mesquite are eligible for delivery of more than 65,000 items in 30 minutes or less. Zipline told FLYING the first order in Mesquite included a dozen eggs, a bag of Popcorners chips, and flower bulbs for spring gardening. The company said Walmart will set the price of the service, which at launch is available for free.

The launch also marks the official introduction of Zipline’s Platform 2 (P2) delivery system, a successor to its Platform 1 (P1) designed for quiet, precise delivery in cities and suburbs—even in rain or 45 mph gusts of wind.

According to Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, the service delivers 10 times faster than cars, with flight times for most orders under two minutes.”

From FLYING Magazine.