Zipline launches Platform 2 home delivery with Walmart in Dallas–Fort Worth

Zipline/Platform 2 (P2)

Zipline expanded drone delivery with Walmart to the Dallas area, starting in Mesquite, Texas, using its newer Platform 2 Zips. The drones lower packages on a tether to customers' homes; deliveries come within 30 minutes. Platform 2 Zip weighs 55 pounds, carries 8 pounds, hovers at 300 feet and deploys a parachute if something goes wrong. Flight times for most orders are under two minutes.

• Zipline Platform 2 service launched in Mesquite, Texas; expands across Dallas–Fort Worth area.
• P2 Zip: 55 lbs, carries 8 lbs, hovers at 300 ft, lowers packages on tether.
• Delivery within 30 minutes; most flights under two minutes.
• DFW coverage includes Mesquite, Waxahachie, McKinney, Kaufman, Bedford, Weatherford, Lewisville with Walmart.