Walmart and Zipline have launched drone delivery service in Royse City, Texas, adding another suburb to what is quietly becoming America’s largest commercial drone delivery network. The announcement, made Monday, marks the 17th location in the Dallas-Fort Worth region where customers can receive groceries and household essentials dropped from the sky.
Customers living near the Walmart Supercenter at 494 Interstate 30 can now receive up to 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) of items by drone in as little as 30 minutes, according to the Royse City Herald-Banner. The service includes thousands of products such as fresh and frozen foods, pantry staples, and baby formula.
City officials and first responders received the first ceremonial delivery, the ingredients for a steak dinner, to mark the rollout in this Rockwall County suburb about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Dallas…