Grubhub and Dexa Are Launching New Jersey’s First Drone Food Delivery Program

How the Pilot Will Work The program runs for three months out of Wonder’s site in Green Brook, serving eligible customers within a 2.5 mile radius.

Diners order as usual in the Grubhub app, then opt in to drone delivery at checkout; flights are promised to be faster than traditional delivery but carry no extra fee beyond standard delivery and service charges.

The DE‑2020 Drone System Deliveries use Dexa’s DE‑2020, a fully automated aircraft that carries food in a box suspended beneath the drone and lowers it to the ground via a controlled tether. Dexa is one of only four U.S.

companies that both manufacture and operate FAA Part 135 air carrier certified delivery drones, and it runs all flights under FAA approved routes designed to prioritize safety and limit noise…