Zipline

At Zipline, we want deliveries to feel effortless for customers—deliveries show up where you want them, and way faster than you're used to. But making that happen takes a lot of thought and collaboration behind the scenes. Our design and engineering teams work together to carefully consider every little detail, from how a pizza is packaged to how a droid is loaded. Join us Wednesday, November 20th at 1:30 PM PT for a behind-the-scenes look with industrial designer Kieran Moriarty and lead droid engineer Stephen Killian at how we make it all come together. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gXQH_2kq

When we first met Ambassador Mark Green back in 2019, he was the USAID Administrator. Zipline was still in the relatively early days of operating, with only about 25,000 deliveries under our belt compared to today’s 1.2 million. In Mark we found a fellow champion of progress and innovation in Africa. Keller Rinaudo Cliffton recently got to catch up with Ambassador Green for a conversation about what it takes to build a company that operates as part of the national infrastructure in a way that hospitals and health systems can rely on. Read the full conversation here: https://bit.ly/4fKI8DQ

Demand for restaurant delivery is only going up, creating new opportunities to meet customer expectations for faster, more reliable service. To keep up, 60% of restaurants are turning to technology, using advanced order management systems, real-time tracking, and automation-driven logistics to streamline operations. Yet, despite these innovations, many challenges remain in last-mile delivery—and even more so in the final yard. Third-party apps often fall short in addressing these issues. That’s where Zips come in. Zipline’s drone delivery network offers a unique solution by: - Bypassing traffic - Increasing back-of-house efficiency - Meeting customer expectations for consistent, reliable delivery Read our analysis of the challenges restaurants face in increasing customer satisfaction—and discover how Zipline’s drone delivery network offers a solution to overcome them. https://bit.ly/3NTSsgA

Q: So, what happens when different companies have their aircraft flying autonomously in the same airspace? A: Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) happens. We’re working to make universal software so that our Zips and other drones can talk to each other in the sky. We’re at this week’s Global UTM Association (GUTMA)’s Harmonized Skies conference in Dallas, meeting up with fellow operators, plus the FAA and other civil regulatory agencies. If you’re in town, make sure to catch Chris Lyons's panel tomorrow plus live demos of our tech. TL;DR: We demonstrate our dedication to safety 🤝 FAA monitors performance, lets us keep innovating, and everybody wins. #HarmonizedSkies2024

This week’s #COP29 reinforced our moral duty to rapidly reduce emissions and preserve our planet. That’s why we’re reinventing how we deliver vital medical supplies and everyday goods using drones—society can’t keep relying on personal taxis to deliver pizzas. There is a better way. 69% of consumers are likely to order sustainable food options. Millennials and Gen Z, in particular, are even willing to pay an average of 20% more for sustainable meals. Drone deliveries significantly cut down on carbon emissions and open up new opportunities for zero-waste kitchens that aren’t possible when relying on traditional delivery methods.

75% of Rwanda’s blood supply, outside of the capital, was delivered by Zipline as of 2019. And it all started with people: Rwandan president Paul Kagame decided to try something with Zipline’s cofounders, Keller Rinaudo Cliffton and Keenan Wyrobek. Today, with 4 billion people lacking easy access to healthcare around the world, Zipline’s mission is more crucial—and its drones are more far-reaching—than ever. Listen to the story of #69 on the Great Designs of Modern Times list developed by ID and Fortune: https://lnkd.in/dUkyGppP #Podcast #Healthcare #Zipline #DronesForGood #ID #design #logistics #tech #supplychain #socialimpact

Our journey to building the world's largest autonomous logistics network was not without its hurdles. Failure often seemed more likely than success—which happens all too often in global health, where even well-funded innovations can falter by stopping too early, ignoring reality, or failing to scale. In this Stanford Social Innovation Review article written with Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair, we reflect on the past decade of building and driving adoption of new technology, against some pretty significant odds. We hope our experience—fueled by our “stubborn fanaticism” and unwillingness to fail—can offer lessons to help others bring new solutions to market effectively. https://bit.ly/4hxXqNA

Join us on our journey to build a new way for people to receive medical supplies, food, and everyday goods across the world. Check out these new openings, and browse all our positions at https://bit.ly/3MsQwuK. - State + Local Government Affairs, Dallas-Fort Worth: https://bit.ly/3UyITax - Community Engagement Lead: https://bit.ly/4en1OwP - Lead Embedded Software Engineer: https://bit.ly/3Yw5GoT - Flight Test Operator: https://bit.ly/3Utfsqj - Senior Software Automation Engineer (HIL): https://bit.ly/3UAfXiF

Zipline Live: This Wednesday

Every design has a story. This Wednesday, join us for a look into the making of a Zipline Droid. Live: Wed, Oct 30, 1:30pm PT. To RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gqTeTnBX