2024 Behind the Scenes with Zipline

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at our next-generation delivery service. Fast, quiet, clean - it’s basically teleportation for food, medicine, and more.
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[@joesbakedbeans]

i feel like "private taxi for your burrito" is the best way to describe doordash

[@spol]

True but I think it was more of a swing at Uber Eats

[@rylandrc]

Often it's not "private" if the driver picks up more than one delivery at a time.

[@TheJttv]

Y'all been busy. I'm here for it.

[@spencernorman2626]

"Just got done waiting 4 days for a set of headphones that doesn't even weigh 2 lbs, packaging included. Can't say I'll miss waiting days for something so simple. Drones will be amazing, especially if they can work in relay to get things across multiple states using transfer stations."

[@theplouf5533]

You underestimate the current rate of package delivery by SECONDS actually... Imagine just 1000 drones over you everyday and the consequences on flights and the amount of reliability needed. It's absurd. In France, a little country, have 2M packages delivred, EVERYDAY ! (without any count of deliveries from private companies) Just think about it. And it takes only 1 to 3 days in bounds.

[@jason_v12345]

How will drone delivery help with this? Your package took 4 days because it was shipped from a far distance, not because it was delivered by ground delivery. Also, why is your comment in quotation marks?

[@Joseph843]

I wish you the best truly. I know Amazon threw tons of money at the idea of drone delivery and couldn't make it profitable/scaleable enough.

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@backacheache]

@@berttorpson2592 Zipline? I think it was just for medical supplies, nothing deadly (as far as I am aware), if you want deadly drones it's "Palmer Lucky's" company that does those

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 Bret thinks they have military contracts, and he thinks that's a bad idea because he's a dipshit.

[@backacheache]

How much does an emergency defibrillator weight? Following a 911 call it could bring one (or whatever supplies are needed) to a patient

[@torstenhogel7832]

AED units range in weight from about 2.1 lbs to just over 7 lbs, should be possible, love that idea

[@gunnarfallberg3857]

@@torstenhogel7832this have been in use in Gothenburg, Sweden, for a couple of years now. If an emergency call comes in for example a cardiac arrest, a drone sent off to that location. It hovers like 30 meters above and hoist down an AED. The techology is deployed, but still in an evaluaton fase. Pretty cool stuff

[@mukamuka0]

Amazing technology!! can't wait to see this in neighborhood

[@RobopYoutube]

This is going to be amazing :D (I hope that this gets to spain in at least 20 years)

[@mm-qd1ho]

Here in the NJ/NJ/CT tri-state region, almost all the Amazon trucks are now electric, and housing can be high-density. Each truck holds hundreds of packages and the routes are very carefully planned for maximum efficiency. I don't think the math holds up for an area like this. Also, lots of the suburbs here have enough large trees to make this kind of delivery problematic. Not to mention the weather. I think it's a great concept, but maybe limited primarily to medical/military applications.

Yeah they conveniently do not even mention how the hardest part works: the last "mile" delivery: how do they map out safe spots? Sounds like a very hard problem.

[@gold-818]

It's true most people order Uber eats or doordash when it's raining or snowing outside. Also you missed New York

[@ImranKhan-x2b1e]

Anyone else think the droid is as cute as a bumblebee?

[@pelumitemp7498]

Probably just you you?

[@solarisNT-v4j]

да

[@NicholasRehm]

I do love me a good VTOL....

[@tfmg8223]

Same here bro! I might have a really good deployment site for Zipline in the Detroit metro area. Near my manufacturing startup.

[@tfmg8223]

Also, your channel's fire my bro!

[@_BL4CKB1RD_]

Henlo

[@zenobikraweznick]

Wish you all the best guys, this is just awesome!

[@architechofreality]

This is an awesome company! I have a family member who works at Zip Line so I have known about this company for many years. This is the future of transportation and goods and, eventually, people.

[@warpspeed9877]

Mosad approves this product. Personalized pager delivery.

[@AustinBeaulier]

What if I grab the cable during delivery?

[@MaxCaud]

What happens if you drive a car into a concrete wall?

[@andrewhofmann5453]

I'm pretty sure there is a cable cutter in play in that event. Its cheaper to drop the lower unit than to loose the drone and risk a lawsuit from an impact.

[@raphofthehills4405]

Hey don't take cats & dogs' jobs ! 😂

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@benjiunofficial]

Instant vaporization

[@geepytee]

Very cool, great job Zipline team!

[@Epyon2007]

WE NEED THIS IN AUSTRALIA!

[@dodgygoose3054]

I wonder is the population is high enough or dense enough but would be amazing for medical.

[@RussellNelson]

@@dodgygoose3054 I'm sure Australians are dense enough. But yes, definitely medical.

[@dodgygoose3054]

@@RussellNelson WOW... right there your easy bullying shows who you truly are, a sad mean little man.

[@WillHaapaniemi]

I absolutely love your mission, and also really appreciate how you share your progress with us. The vision of this delivery system is the kind of world I want to live in.

[@sigstackfault]

Good luck on the FAA paperwork

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

They've already gotten some approvals by the FAA to operate. And granted part 107 approval by the FAA

[@berttorpson2592]

@@MustachioFurioso9134 They have military contracts

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

@@berttorpson2592 you've posted this as spam like...on every comment my dude LOL

[@berttorpson2592]

@@MustachioFurioso9134 yea cause it be important my guy

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

Letting that pod thing that comes down have it's own thrusters is genius! With that accuracy, houses could have a small chimney-like thing for receiving deliveries directly, instead of having to leave the packages outside!

[@solarisNT-v4j]

santa drone

We seriously need to rebuild our houses now to consume faster?

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

Well, yes! Something like this would be way more efficient than all the other stuff we are doing nowadays! I do think people should be less consumerist in general, but we should still optimize the commerce that will always exists

[@MrRolnicek]

The timing is unfortunate where the economy over the last 4 years turned fast-food into a luxury item. But I believe this still has a very solid chance to become THE future of delivery. Even just managing to break the duopoly of food delivery apps would be a great change.

[@jimj2683]

Bring it to Norway!

[@jeonggiyang5500]

This is innovation

[@joshuajaydan]

Loved the lawn mower delivery comparison.

[@not-me45288]

I am so amazed by how far zipline has gone. You guys are doing amazing things and changing delivery of goods.

[@importon]

and when the "droid" gets snagged on something? what then?

[@raphofthehills4405]

They'll just cut the cable and let the property or city owners clean up the mess I guess ? Seems bulletproof in so many ways 😂

[@larryslobster7881]

behind the scenes is very cool!

[@caseycook738]

I call dibs to run this technology/service in my town. Please send franchise info, I will sign off immediately.

[@skoovee]

this sucks for so many people but nooo we need to consume more

[@solarisNT-v4j]

please elaborate, I want to hear more

[@skoovee]

@@solarisNT-v4j a sky full of drones with bright lights ruins astronomy even more for example

[@joshuachan6317]

​@@skoovee But observatories are usually in rural area, which isn't the target audience of Zipline in the US

[@skoovee]

@@joshuachan6317 what about all the people who live in the city? alot of people cant even see the milky way anymore from their home

[@bluecrocks]

I couldn't be anymore excited

[@MistSoalar]

my apartment's balcony is obstructed by upstairs neighbor's balcony.

[@rennypd6434]

Maybe it could be delivered to the roof? or in the sidewalk? or they might implement a fixture for getting drone deliveries in apartment buildings, similar to the one they have for delivery.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

Pretty sure the idea is to have the droid be able to translate side to side for situations like this

[@steffen1182]

I like it a lot. I would be happy to receive a delivery with Zipline.

[@robe4314]

What happened to the quiet offset propellers featured in the Mark Rober video? Those made quite the impression when people saw that video.

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 Bret's mother has a military contract. You should see how many soldiers she can service in a day! Thank her for her service.

[@Khofax]

@@RussellNelsondad aren’t u too old for these jokes. Also you should come home stepmom is with her boyfriend, they are waiting for u to watch

[@dodgygoose3054]

What about high drone air traffic? can they sense other drones or is there drone air highways???

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 I'll bet that helps them sense other drones.

[@jddesign1]

Let's go!

[@ZigBehaviour]

Errr! what is the maximum wind speed the system can deal with? consequently is there a published Uptime 99.9% ? and how are customers compensated when a delivery cannot be met? is there a backup road based system?

[@jamesmartin1895]

wow, awesome technology - I hope you guys expand to bigger aircraft - imagine being able to pick up & drop off "Ambulance Modules" that are carrying EMT's or can also drop off LEO's - this technology will be a force multiplier - traffic will be no longer an issue for such mobility.

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 They have prostitute contracts. Sex on demand.

[@zodiacfml]

I have a similar idea but it works best in high density areas and high rise building staff that can support this delivery service. However, most of the US is not high density and the limited range of a drone reduces this to very few areas. This company would have to spend and R&D like EVTOL company for a vehicle that can switch between hover and horizontal flight to increase range. Additionally, adverse weather conditions instantly disables this delivery service so virtually any establishment would need traditional delivery always ready. I think Zipline would have to vertically integrate to make this successful like having their own drink/food/ecommerce business in the middle of a busy city... products will then be cheaper with delivery and arrive quicker than competition.

[@Bloodlinedev]

What sane people would do: - Consume less - Cook more at home - Walk and bicycle more - Use more central, shared and public transport - Work less and spend more time on being a human being What Americans do: - Automate the sh!t out of it Not sure if one should be impressed or depressed

[@backacheache]

@@Bloodlinedev Sadly I think you have to work with how people are, rather than how you want them to be

[@kiwihuman]

Why not both? consuming less and making what we do consume more efficient aren't mutually exclusive.

[@Bloodlinedev]

@@kiwihuman That is true :)

[@RussellNelson]

What sane people would do: - Stop telling other people what to do.

[@gold-818]

Unfortunately that is a luxury in this economy when you and your significant other come home after working 10+ hours you don't have the time to cook up a whole meal. It becomes a mathematical calculation at the end of the day. Do I work overtime and get food delivered or do I go home early and to cook up a meal for anybody of middle class income the choice is obvious. When you add two kids into the mix you only have so much time with them why waste that time going shopping when you can get your groceries delivered to while you spend time playing with your kids. Although things have gotten really expensive and both parents have to work these days at least some of these delivery methods saves valuable time enjoying the pleasures of Parenthood. One day we can look at our kids faces and say only if I could have spent more time when it really matters. You don't want that call from your child when they're 40 saying you've never spent a lot of time with me as a kid. In that way every second counts and not wasting time at the grocery store or other shopping requirements is a second saved spending time with my kids it's not being lazy like most people think.

[@iamcomcy]

Awesome 👍🏼😎

[@laskey2175]

Other drones drop their package like 11 feet. That's like getting hit by a car going 18mph.

[@purplybtw]

been following since last year, this is some super exciting stuff!

[@mohannarendran8623]

Please ensure strictest security, no delivery of remotely denoted devices!!

[@MorganGross]

this is great. thanks for the well made video

[@X862go]

so cool

[@StevenNess]

Screwdriver #69 9:08 (chef's kiss)

[@chrisjung5952]

Makes sense for remote deliveries, but do you want to have these buzzing over your house all day? Noise is an issue that has to be resolved before this can be viable.

[@solarisNT-v4j]

the propellers are designed to minimize noise, as is demonstrated a channel named Mark Rober also made a video showing this feature, if you want

[@EvanB97]

Awesome!

[@spencernorman2626]

Zipline has made their drones extremely reliable and super quiet, so there won’t be much competition for deliveries under 8 lbs in the near future. However, demand is going to outpace their ability to scale by hundreds of times. Eventually, they’ll need to sell manufacturing rights to other companies since they won’t be able to produce the tens of millions of drones needed globally. It’s going to be critical for other businesses to adopt this tech to meet that massive demand.

[@TheNefastor]

Can't wait for my deliveries of free drones.

[@jameslee522]

awesome advancements

[@markg890]

Sensing a problem here: Does it fit a large pizza?

[@Savan_Triveda]

Great technology and great vision.

[@chase.robots]

Gearing up for a fundraise for sure

[@JoeTaber]

If we're gonna dunk on delivery tech from pre-history, where the cost of moving a vehicle is amortized over many packages, lets be fair: What is your Energy Used Per Delivery?

[@AlexSchendel]

It looks amazing and you have developed some great technology to enable these drones. My only concern is how it may further accelerate consumerism in our society which already massively overconsumes.

[@MrProfizmus]

i really hope this thing catches on, along with automated retrieval / chute systems. would be nice to just press order then just walk out to the living room for whatever i ordered half an hour later.

[@RussellNelson]

Snow? Rain? High winds? Predators?

[@solarisNT-v4j]

what predator would eat a metal box

[@Dindonmasker]

​@@solarisNT-v4j humans?

[@RussellNelson]

@@solarisNT-v4j not eat. Attack. I've seen video of an eagle attacking a drone.

[@michaelbailey5257]

I can't see them flying in areas close to an airport.

[@bobbullums515]

I first saw you guys on mark robers channel this is so cool

[@ItsSeals]

So companies need to get the zip infrastructure installed

[@Forseti6288]

8lbs? Is that really so revolutionary? Will it really replace trucks? I think they're jumping the gun on this. It seems like they need to be able to carry at least like 30lbs to make a meaningful difference.

[@Pilotfarmand]

What about apartments ? Crowded airspace areas, which is many places in europe. Most people live in small apartments here, will it come down and knock on your windows ? And what about the harsh winter ops, especially in Northern Europe ? And the pollution is just BS. We should not consume more, we shall consume less, especially USA. Trucks, delivery vans etc. is already fully electric where I live, with 1 day delivery for most ordered goods. And it can carry SO much more.

[@RussellNelson]

We should consume more if it makes people happy, or consume less if that makes people happy. Your opinion about how much people "should" consume is uninformed by other people's decisions.

[@zzz_zzzzzzz_zzz_imtired]

​@@RussellNelson no no this is not a question of opinion, this is a question of facts We are currently using up all of the earths resources, we *need* to consume less. Sure, maybe it will last till we die, but at this rate future generations wouldnt be able to live a modern, healthy life

[@zzz_zzzzzzz_zzz_imtired]

Yeah the environment stuff is BS. Sure, all of this is electric, but the energy cost must be way higher than a conventional truck per Kilo. Also, I cant believe that these things have a long lifespan and they propably take lots of ressources to produce in an energy intensiv procedure. Cant forget about the environmental impact of the production when reviewing a products sustainability!

[@Baiterade]

I can't wait to receive a burrito from the heavens

[@ES-1984]

It doesn't look like it'll be able to handle a large pizza. Maybe they should redesign a pizza box that'll work with the zipline system. I think Pizza is number one home delivery item.

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@jonp8015]

@@berttorpson2592 Good point. MRE pizza probably fits in it perfectly. 👍

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 Good for them! Yay!

[@RussellNelson]

OR redesign pizza so it fits into their delivery system.

[@raphofthehills4405]

Can't wait to see how cats and dogs will react to something coming down from the sky in their backyards 😂

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 They have military cats.

[@ShemauMuniru]

Teleportation is here 💃

[@berttorpson2592]

Do you have any military grants?

[@berttorpson2592]

Ah yea for “medical contracts”

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 Yes, you tell that to the medic who has "run out of supplies", and has to watch his patient die.

[@jsu-oz1fo]

yeah maybe dont show it flying in the mountains but actually near businesses and houses

[@alexbillingham9593]

How are you gonna deal with kids or teenagers or even adults trying hit the drones/ hold onto the tethered drop pods? You know this is going to happen a lot in the US

[@collindwebb]

noise levels? all videos muted the drones.

[@spencerh3947]

7:45

[@alexcarter8082]

7:41

[@marsrocket]

I find it hard to believe that it’s less expensive than a truck that can deliver hundreds of packages on one trip. And with self-driving electric trucks, the cost goes down even further.

[@falldeaf]

That's a different tier of the logistics supply chain. Semi-trucks don't deliver a single burrito out of a tractor trailer, they deliver cooking tools from manufacturers to warehouses, or food ingredients to multiple restaurants. This technology is aimed at small, 'last-mile' deliveries which can be the most challenging, because the environments needed to move in, variability of package sizes and shapes, etc.

[@ravi_1_0_1_0]

Just a dream job .... someday

[@LiveActionKimPossibleRufus]

My one issue with drones is noise pollution. If they can figure out how to reduce the noise to be non-dsiruptive to daily life then yeah I'm down

[@DaneRossenrode]

There's definitely tech to help with this, like "feathering" the edges of the prop blades. But those make them slightly less efficient (costly), so it'll require local laws limiting noise to certain decibel levels to actually make this worth building in...

[@CelentanoLuca]

I think thats the main reason it stays high up

[@techlon]

very cool 🎉😮

[@OpreanMircea]

waw, I bet this would work great in good weather

[@treavy1]

I approve of this

[@L6Jeremy]

How soon tho? I want this!

[@ItsSeals]

Private or publicly traded company??

[@Networkprofessor]

This is so cool. But, everything is getting scale but what about the limit of earth resources. We need to look towards the stars.

[@quinn9999]

From helping people in africa to helping people that are to lazy to get out of their home to get a package. It is a bit sad though.

[@backacheache]

I hope they don't lose their focus on the life-saving work of v1 honestly I wish they would focus on rolling that out to more places than 1st world deliverys

[@RussellNelson]

@@backacheache The one probably helps pay for the other.

[@Khofax]

What if…… apartments?!!

[@Sventie99]

What are they selling to whom?

[@marcoavruscio1748]

Mark Rober needs to come visit!

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 They have military contracts, as I'm sure you do, too.

[@MathewMargolis-qe6hz]

The toy radio controlled car did have a pilot.

[@stimpyfeelinit]

you'd have less problems if you made it sound like a car exhaust tbh

[@leanmixture]

Wonderful, now lets switch the power source back to hydrocarbon and ditch heavy and short range batteries and this will become actually useful.

[@baggern]

How is this more sustainable

[@RussellNelson]

Less materials, less energy.

[@XennialGeek]

This concept and technology is really cool, but it appears to be point-to-point single serve only. This certainly has a few use cases, but isn't really that well scalable or efficient. Unless these drones can serve multiple recipients in one route I don't see it take off (pun intended) on a bigger scale.

[@adolfocamaraescobedo]

The next Theranos?

[@JinKee]

Mark Rober sent me here

[@DuckyinVR]

Worried about drone pirates, i feel like that could be an issue

[@battery_wattage]

It will be an issue especially considering any drone used commercially must broadcast remote ID signal. In other words, a neighbor with the right equipment (some android smartphones and RID receivers) can find out your shipping schedule, or worse, a thief.

[@licencetoswill]

they have the huge advatage of being able to deliver to your backyard

[@user-rx1lc6mp5n]

@@licencetoswillNot beneficial to apartment dwellers. Id rather have a parcel locker nearby.

[@echomande4395]

Not unril air traffic control iS thoroughly overhauled and expanded. And even then I still have major privacy reservations because I can well imagine government wanting real time access to the take from any onboard cameras.

[@Echo7Kyle]

Wind testing ? Nah it’ll be fine

[@jameshamilton2480]

If you want to sell this you'll need to make one that can carry 2 pizzas.

[@jameshamilton2480]

ah...California, that explains it.

[@SW-qb7oo]

This is not zero emmision. It emmits sound. Imagine a world where all deliveries are done with zipline. There will be no quit place in a city. I cant belive in the advertised sound levels.

[@sheltershowcase]

that's the reason why the main drone stays in the sky.

[@StracheyXaviera-l2o]

Bradtke Avenue

[@Ripsticker45]

This is actually insane. They did what Amazon said they would 5 years ago.

[@berttorpson2592]

You don’t want this, They have military contracts

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 You want this because they have military contracts which will act as an anchor customer and will help them ramp up their volume and lower their per-drone cost.

[@theplouf5533]

All the arguments are terrible and just not true at all. So many drones and devices for so few deliveries is absurd in ecological terms (silicon, rare earths, plastic, wastes, etc.). While we have already found ways (indeed longer) to group these packages in processes that drastically reduce the amount of energy per package BELOW that of a means of transport per package (even if it is electric, i speak about energy, not in gas emissions). Pooling is the only real method to reduce the environmental and economic weight of deliveries. It's an old principle, but one that took 100 years to perfect. You don't realize how many packages are delivered every second around the world, really ! Make zero-emission cruise ships instead of multiplying the price and environmental impact of electronic waste by 1000. In France, a little country, have 2M packages delivred, EVERYDAY ! Just think about it. And it takes only 1 to 3 days in bounds.

[@28th_St_Air]

People might tolerate these flying overhead as long as these are using props that do not produce excessive noise at annoying frequencies.

[@gameworkerty]

why do we want 100x more deliveries?

[@berttorpson2592]

They have military contracts

[@almaztech]

They say that the demand for delivery will increase 100 X

[@RussellNelson]

Fewer car trips. That means less time spent in a metal box, less time spent waiting for other people in their metal boxes.

[@RussellNelson]

@@berttorpson2592 Your mother has a sex contract with the military. Bang bang bang.