Just Eat Takeaway has initiated its first drone-operated food deliveries, marking the beginning of a significant rollout in collaboration with Manna Drone Delivery. The initial location for the rollout will be Dublin.
Customers ordering from participating restaurants can now choose drone delivery and receive their meals in as little as three minutes, as reported by .
The service is designed to enhance efficiency and reduce delivery times during peak hours and is anticipated to expand across the food delivery giant's international markets.
Manna's drone network currently operates under European Union aviation safety agency (EASA) regulations, and the company is actively collaborating with local authorities to extend the service to more countries.
Jessica Hall, chief product officer at Just Eat, expressed: "We're very excited to be working with Manna to offer an alternative form of delivery, ensuring customers receive what they want, when they want it."
She added: "This partnership is the latest in our commitment to testing innovative solutions that enhance convenience and improve user experience".
Bobby Healy, Manna's CEO, described the partnership as a "major milestone for drone delivery in Europe", adding that "by combining Manna's expertise in scalable drone operations with Just Eat Takeaway.com's vast customer base and logistics network, we're setting the standard for sustainable, convenient and safe food delivery."
This crucial drone initiative forms part of Just Eat's wider push for innovation.
In the previous year, the company collaborated with Mercedes to facilitate in-car ordering and is presently broadening the application of its AI assistant, initially introduced in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.
