7-Eleven and Flirtey complete a month of regular drone deliveries

Federal regulators are still working on rules to govern commercial drone flights in the US, but that isn't stopping businesses from pushing forward with their own plans. The convenience store chain has partnered with the drone delivery service Flirtey, and over the summer they completed their first government-approved, fully autonomous drone delivery from a store to a customer's home. In November, the two companies completed 77 deliveries of items like over-the-counter medicines, as well as hot and cold food items. Customers placed their orders via an app that let them track the progress of the delivery, from the moment the drone was loaded, to its departure and arrival. Rather than landing, the drone hovered over its destination and dropped its delivery in the customer's yard.