You may soon be able to order a Slurpee without having to leave your home. Drone startup Flirtey recently partnered with convenience store chain 7-11 to make the first commercial delivery to a private residence in Reno, Nevada earlier this month.
The delivery took place on July 11th when Flirtey flew an autonomous drone a mile from a 7-11 location to a private home in Reno. According to 7-11, the initial delivery included a chicken sandwich, donuts, coffee, candy and Slurpees. The goods were packaged into two containers, each of which were separately flown to the home. Once they arrived, each container was lowered to the ground and retrieved by the homeowners.
The drone flew autonomously from the store to the household, using the...
