Your next food delivery could start moving before you even place the order.
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you → start → order
Flytrex is rolling out a system in Dallas-Fort Worth that sends drones to restaurant rooftops ahead of expected demand.
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AI predicts which locations are likely to get busy, then positions an aircraft nearby.
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If the prediction is right, the drone is already waiting when your food is ready.
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Flytrex says its new Rooftop Dock and predictive fleet positioning can cut its own delivery costs by 60%.
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The company also says customer delivery times can drop by half.
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The idea makes a lot of sense.
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Stop wasting time sending a drone to the restaurant after the food is ready.
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So how does Flytrex know where to put a drone before anyone orders, and how could this expand beyond Texas?
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AI tries to figure out where the next order will come from
Flytrex uses machine-learning models to study past demand, location and the time of day.
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The software also looks at other activity across its delivery network.
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It then predicts which restaurants are most likely to receive upcoming orders.
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Instead of leaving every available drone at a central location, Flytrex can send aircraft closer to restaurants before customers order anything.
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That could make a big difference during busy meal periods.
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A pizza restaurant that usually sees a rush around dinner time could already have a drone waiting nearby.
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Once an order comes through and the kitchen finishes the food, the aircraft can get moving quickly.
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The current process can take longer.
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An operator may have to send a drone from another location after the restaurant has the order.
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The aircraft then flies to the restaurant before it can start the customer delivery.
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Flytrex wants to cut out that extra trip.
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The drone waits on the restaurant rooftop
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Once Flytrex decides where a drone should wait, the aircraft lands on its Rooftop Dock.
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The company says the system can go on an existing rooftop or another elevated area near the restaurant.
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According to Flytrex, the setup does not require additional real estate or structural changes.
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The company also says it can operate without placing a Flytrex employee at each restaurant.
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After the drone lands, it shuts down its motors and waits.
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When the food is ready, the aircraft lowers a hook into position.
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A restaurant employee clips the packaged order onto it without handling the drone.
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Then the aircraft takes off and heads directly toward the customer.
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That also removes the need for someone to carry the food to a separate drone launch site.
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Flytrex co-founder and CEO Amit Regev says those last few hundred feet between the restaurant kitchen and the aircraft have been one of the harder parts of drone delivery.
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"The truly challenging part has never been the flight; it's the last few hundred feet between the kitchen and the aircraft," Regev said.
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Why Flytrex thinks this could slash delivery costs
Sending a drone to a restaurant before an order arrives could save more than time.
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Flytrex says its new setup cuts its cost per delivery by 60%.
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The company also says it can reduce customer delivery times by half.
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The drone no longer has to make a separate pickup flight from a central location.
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Meanwhile, restaurant workers can load the order without a dedicated Flytrex employee standing there.
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