Uber Planning Fleet of Food Delivery Drones 'As Soon As 2021'

At this year's Uber Elevate Summit in May, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discussed the possibility of a drone-based food delivery service. Now, it looks like a job posting has hinted that the company is looking to launch the service in 2021. Engadget reports: According to the Wall Street Journal, Uber is looking to hire someone with 'flight standards and training' experience, who can 'enable safe, legal, efficient and scalable flight operations.' If the info is legit, It looks like Uber is looking to keep development of the program under wraps as the job posting is no longer listed on its website. According to the Wall Street Journal's report, the drone-based delivery service has been dubbed 'UberExpress,' and will exist under the umbrella of Uber Eats. The job description reportedly described a desire for an applicant that can 'help make delivery drones functional as soon as next year and commercially operational in multiple markets by 2021.'

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