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Cliffton: Zipline now does more deliveries in the US than worldwide combined
“We had almost no operations in the U.S. At the beginning of last year, and we have now expanded to the point where Zipline actually does more deliveries in the U.S. Than it does in the rest of the world combined.”
Zipline used its Rwanda drone delivery safety records to win US approval
“The whole idea was we're going to go out to Rwanda. We're going to prove out that we can do this. And then we can bring back all of the safety records to the U S and eventually be allowed to fly in the U S which is what has happened now.”
Rinaudo Cliffton: Zipline will cross 2M deliveries in 3–4 days
“We're just about to cross two million total deliveries. Yeah, that'll probably happen in the next three or four days.”
Rinaudo Cliffton: Zipline designs custom electric motors and powertrain components in-house
“Yeah, a lot of the powertrain teams are designing everything from battery management systems to the flight computer to the power distribution boards and we actually design the electric motors from scratch.”
Cliffton: Zipline operates about 20 sites in Dallas alone
“Zipline is now operating about 20 sites in Dallas alone.”
Zipline partners include Walmart, Chipotle, Sweetgreen, Wendy's, and Cleveland Clinic
“Zipline works with amazing global brands like Walmart, Chipotle, Sweetgreen, Mendocino Farms, Wendy's, Buffalo Wild Wings, many, many others. We all also this year are launching our healthcare business in the US. We're partnered with folks like Cleveland Clini…”
Zipline originally built an unsticky smartphone-powered toy robot
“Zipline, they started out with this idea of building a mobile platform for robotics where the iPhone was going to be the brains. And what they ended up with was what Keller would say was kind of like a toy and people would play with it. They had fun with it. A…”