Zipline · delivery drone
Zipline Platform 2
P2 Zip
A vertical-takeoff drone that cruises like a plane, hovers high over the address, lowers a delivery droid on a tether and docks to recharge by itself. It serves homes within about 16 km of a hub.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2025-04
- Fleet
- —See details below
- Speed
- 110.0 km/hFaster than 100%
- Payload
- 3.6 kgCarries more than 33%
Why it matters
Lowers a small tethered 'droid' that steers the parcel to within about a metre of the target, so the drone itself stays about 100 m up.
Real-world use
Walmart deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth since April 2025, with P2 sites at Mesquite and Waxahachie, Texas; Houston and Phoenix planned for early 2026 (The Robot Report, January 2026).
Maker
ZiplineCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Dallas-Fort Worth area, Texas (Mesquite, Waxahachie); Houston and Phoenix planned (January 2026)
- Driverless since
- 2025-04
- Fleet
- not published
- Rides, miles or loads
- counted in Zipline's company total of over 2 million deliveries (The Robot Report, January 2026)
How it stacks up
Against other delivery drones that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Zipline Platform 2 (P2 Zip) is faster than 100% of the 5 other delivery drones that publish a speed. Bars show the 5 closest in date.
Zipline Platform 2 (P2 Zip) carries more than 33% of the 6 other delivery drones that publish a payload. Bars show the 6 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
#4 of 215 current vehicles in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 3 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every Zipline vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
3 reported deployments.
- Deployed
Zipline with Walmart and restaurant partners · Dallas
Dallas was Zipline's first US home-delivery location for its Platform 2 drones, reaching 100 deliveries a day in 10 weeks. thousands of orders a day across DFW (Zipline, Apr 2026) Zipline
- Deployed
Zipline with Walmart and restaurant partners · Rowlett · since 2025-08
Zipline delivers restaurant and Walmart orders by drone in Rowlett, Texas, where restaurant delivery began in August 2025. Zipline
- Pilot
Zipline · Houston · since 2026-04-29
Zipline opened an early-access home drone delivery programme in Houston's Cypress neighbourhood on 29 April 2026. early access limited to the first 5,000 eligible households Zipline
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Zipline begins drone deliveries in Round Rock, Texas
Zipline has started delivering orders from local businesses by drone in Round Rock, near Austin, for customers within about three miles of its site.
News 4 San Antonio (WOAI) - Zipline drones deliver vaccines in Nigeria's Cross River State
This concerns the company: Cross River State's health agency says Zipline's drone delivery network has helped get vaccines and medical supplies to remote and riverside communities.
Punch
Sources
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