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How Uber drones deliver Big Macs

Testing of airspace management system is underway in Southern California

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

June 19, 2019

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Uber Technologies Inc. revealed last week how it plans to disrupt the competitive delivery space with meal drops by drone in San Diego.

The drone tests will involve all types of restaurants, including fine dining, a sector that has not embraced the third-party delivery movement.  Uber began testing its new airspace management system, dubbed Uber Elevate, with Uber Eats partner McDonald’s Corp. in May.

Later this year, the brand said it will test meal drops from Richard Blais’ popular San Diego restaurant, Juniper & Ivy.

The San Diego-based fine-dining venue told Nation’s Restaurant News what it plans to offer on the drone menu. Based on the McDonald’s drone experiment, here’s how Uber plans to disrupt the delivery space with drone delivery.

Contact Nancy Luna at [email protected]

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About the Author

Nancy Luna

Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Nancy Luna is a senior editor at Nation's Restaurant News and a contributing editor at Supermarket News. She covers the industry's largest and most talked about fast-food brands including McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Subway. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years reporting experience. As a veteran business reporter based in Southern California, Nancy has covered some of the country's most beloved food and retail brands including In-N-Out, Taco Bell, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods Market, Target and Costco. Luna is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. When she's not digging for news on her beat, you can find Nancy regaling her fans about her latest dining adventures on her Fast Food Maven social media channels. Contact [email protected]  or follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fastfoodmaven

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