Uber invests in Zipline to expand drone-based food delivery services
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Uber invests and collaborates with Zipline, aiming to achieve an average of 1 million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029. The first batch of Uber Eats orders will be launched in existing markets this year.
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Uber正把更多自动化配送服务接入 Uber Eats。公司8月17日宣布投资无人机配送企业 Zipline,并与其达成合作,目标是在 2029 年底前通过 Zipline 无人机实现日均 100 万单配送。

今年内上线首批订单

两家公司表示,Zipline 无人机将在今年底前开始承接 Uber Eats 平台订单,首批服务将落地于 Zipline 已进入的市场,后续计划扩展到数十个美国城市。双方没有披露这笔投资的具体金额。

Uber预计,Zipline 无人机可在 5 到 10 分钟内完成订单配送。Uber 首席执行官达拉·科斯罗萨西表示,更快的即时零售配送正在成为比传统餐饮外卖更大的市场,这可能为 Uber Eats 带来新一轮增长。

Uber继续扩大合作网络

这项合作延续了 Uber 近年的平台策略,即尽可能把更多自动驾驶和自动化服务提供商接入自身网络,而不是重建完整自营体系。此前,Uber已出售空中出行项目 Uber Elevate,以及自动驾驶业务 Uber Autonomous Technologies Group。

在此之后,投资与合作成为 Uber 推进新技术的重要方式。报道提到,Uber已向数十家自动驾驶相关企业投入超过 100 亿美元,以维持其在新型出行和配送服务中的布局。

无人机配送竞争升温

不过,这种多方合作模式也并非没有摩擦。Uber近期与自动驾驶合作方 Waymo 出现分歧,双方预计将在 2028 年合同到期后结束合作。两家公司目前在自动驾驶监管问题上也立场不同。

Uber此前在 Elevate 业务时期曾测试无人机配送,并在去年底宣布与以色列初创公司 Flytrex 合作,同时进行了小额投资。此次引入 Zipline,意味着 Uber正在进一步加码无人机配送赛道。

补充信息:Zipline总部位于旧金山,近期刚完成扩展后的 H 轮融资,融资额为 8 亿美元,估值升至 76 亿美元。

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