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Google and Chipotle Are Testing Drone Burrito Delivery at Virginia Tech

TIME - TechSep-14-2016, 16:45:01 GMT

Ever imagined being able to order a burrito and have it delivered by a drone? Well, Google has you covered. The search giant, which is now under the parent company Alphabet, began testing drone food deliveries using Chipotle burritos at Virginia Tech this week. A drone was spotted Monday flying overhead before lowering a large white package to the ground, the Roanoke Times reports. Virginia Tech was approved as a test site for drones by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2013 and the school provided safety oversight for the Google tests, according to the Times.

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Country: North America > United States > Virginia (0.95)

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Transportation > Air (0.68)
Information Technology > Services (0.68)
Consumer Products & Services > Restaurants (0.67)

Technology: Information Technology > Artificial Intelligence > Robots > Autonomous Vehicles > Drones (1.00)

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