Flytrex—a drone food delivery service that launched locally from a Chili’s in Granbury in 2022 and expanded to drone deliveries from Jersey Mike’s, Little Caesars, and more in Little Elm in 2024—is now flying food from “dozens” of local and national restaurants in two North Texas cities, thanks to a new partnership with DoorDash (NYSE: DASH).
Customers in parts of Little Elm and Frisco can now order food from a long list of local restaurants, including Papa Johns’ King Road location and The Brass Tap, between 8 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., with delivery via Flytrex’s high-flying autonomous drone fleet.
The partnership with DoorDash is Flytrex’s first third-party app integration, so customers can place their orders directly through the DoorDash app. Geographically eligible customers will have the opportunity to select drone delivery at checkout, with orders cooked up at the restaurants and flown to their homes.
The service currently reaches over 30,000 households and more than 100,000 residents, the companies said—and additional Dallas-Fort Worth sites are slated to launch soon.
Highest payload in the region
The new partnership features “the most expansive drone operating hours and the highest payload capacity” in the regions. Flytrex drones are able to carry up to 6.6 pounds, and next-gen drone models coming soon will boost that capacity to 8.8 pounds.
“The next phase of drone delivery is all about convenience, driven by expanded capabilities that unlock a broader range of use cases,” Harrison Shih, Head of Product for San Francisco-based DoorDash Labs, said in a statement. “Larger payloads and longer operating hours allow us to serve more customers, more efficiently, than ever before. By expanding the operational envelope of autonomous delivery, we’re moving closer to making drone delivery a scalable, reliable option for everyday local commerce.”
From moon mission to wings deliveries
Flytrex Co-Founder and CEO Yariv Bash—who also co-founded Israel’s SpaceIL and was part of the team behind the 2019 Beresheet moon mission—said drone delivery “offers suburban families exactly what they’re looking for: speed, affordability, and convenience.”
“Your food arrives hot or cold as intended, and you get contactless delivery right to your backyard,” Bash said in a statement. “For busy families juggling work and activities, it’s a game-changer that fits perfectly into your daily routine.”
The new service’s pilot program completed over 1,000 deliveries, the partners said. In the last few years, Flytrex has also implemented advanced drone traffic control technology, “enabling multiple drone operators to serve overlapping communities while safely managing flight paths through automated systems, an innovation that broadens suburban coverage.”
So if you haven’t heard the buzz yet, you may soon—and it could be dropping dinner down onto a yard near you.
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