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DoorDash is using custom aircraft for drone deliveries.

We don’t know when (or where) DoorDash Air will start piloting deliveries in its launch location of Northern California, but we do now have our first look at the purpose-built drone systems it’ll be using. It features six slow-spinning propellers, and at cruising delivery height it reportedly emits a noise comparable to that of a passing car. [Image: Its a bird! It’s a plane! …no wait, it’s my takeout. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Drone-from-Above.png?quality=90&strip=all]

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We don’t know when (or where) DoorDash Air will start piloting deliveries in its launch location of Northern California, but we do now have our first look at the purpose-built drone systems it’ll be using. It features six slow-spinning propellers, and at cruising delivery height it reportedly emits a noise comparable to that of a passing car.

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

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