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U.S. delivery drones and robots · verified Oct 22, 2026

Who is really delivering by drone and robot in America

Every number here is counted from a dated FAA record, city document or labeled operator claim. Announced, permitted and operating are kept apart.

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  • 21

    Operators tracked

    15 with sourced records. 6 named in reports but not verified yet.

    As of Oct 22, 2026

  • 7

    FAA Part 135 drone carriers

    Wing, UPS Flight Forward, Amazon, Zipline, Causey (Flytrex), DroneUp, DEXA

    As of Oct 22, 2026

  • 23

    Places with a final FAA environmental approval

    Metros, cities and site groups named in 24 final decisions. Approval allows flights; it does not prove them.

    Latest decision Sep 9, 2026

  • Places by most advanced stage

    Operations
    6
    Permitted
    19
    Announced
    7

    Of 46 places. 11 operations reported, unconfirmed, 2 pilot or test, 1 unverified.

    Coverage records, each cited

    As of Oct 22, 2026

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FAA approvals over time

Cumulative Part 135 certificates and final environmental decisions naming an operator. 31 dated approvals since 2019. Dots take the operator's color.
Sources: FAA Part 135 and environmental review pages. Partial dates sit mid-month or mid-year. More on the dashboard

Where sources place them

City and metro centers, colored by stage.

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Places named in delivery robotics sources41 city or metro centers named by FAA, city, operator or secondary sources. Points are not facilities or service areas. A full table is on the map page.Amarillo, TX: Announced or proposed (1 record)Baton Rouge, LA: Announced or proposed (1 record)College Station, TX: Announced or proposed (1 record)El Paso, TX: Announced or proposed (1 record)Lockeford, CA: Announced or proposed (1 record)San Antonio, TX: Announced or proposed (1 record)Seattle, WA: Announced or proposed (1 record)Columbus, OH: Permitted (1 record)Dayton, OH: Permitted (1 record)Detroit, MI: Permitted (1 record)Fayetteville, NC: Permitted (1 record)Granbury, TX: Permitted (1 record)Houston, TX: Permitted (2 records)Kansas City, MO: Permitted (1 record)Omaha, NE: Permitted (1 record)Pea Ridge, AR: Permitted (1 record)Pinehurst, NC: Permitted (1 record)Rowlett, TX: Permitted (1 record)Salt Lake City, UT: Permitted (1 record)The Villages, FL: Permitted (1 record)Tolleson, AZ: Permitted (1 record)Winston-Salem, NC: Permitted (1 record)Hoboken, NJ: Pilot or test (2 records)Pendleton, OR: Pilot or test (1 record)Alexandria, VA: Operations reported, unconfirmed (1 record)Atlanta, GA: Operations reported, unconfirmed (2 records)Austin, TX: Operations reported, unconfirmed (2 records)Chicago, IL: Operations reported, unconfirmed (3 records)Dallas, TX: Operations reported, unconfirmed (1 record)Jersey City, NJ: Operations reported, unconfirmed (2 records)Los Angeles, CA: Operations reported, unconfirmed (2 records)Miami, FL: Operations reported, unconfirmed (3 records)Phoenix, AZ: Operations reported, unconfirmed (1 record)San Francisco, CA: Operations reported, unconfirmed (1 record)Washington, DC: Operations reported, unconfirmed (2 records)Charlotte, NC: Operations began (primary source) (3 records)Christiansburg, VA: Operations began (primary source) (1 record)Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: Operations began (primary source) (5 records)Holly Springs, NC: Operations began (primary source) (1 record)Raeford, NC: Operations began (primary source) (1 record)Raleigh, NC: Operations began (primary source) (1 record)
  • Operations began (primary source)
  • Operations reported, unconfirmed
  • Pilot or test
  • Permitted
  • Announced or proposed
  • Unverified

Points are not facilities, service areas or vehicles. Live positions are not published by any operator.

Status by operator

Each operator-place record counted once, at its most advanced stage.
  • Operations began (primary source)
  • Operations reported, unconfirmed
  • Pilot or test
  • Permitted
  • Announced or proposed
  • Unverified
63 operator-place records, each with a dated source. Snapshot verified Oct 22, 2026. Coverage matrix

Markets by state

18 states plus DC. Each place counted once, at the most advanced stage any operator reached there.
  • Operations began (primary source)
  • Operations reported, unconfirmed
  • Pilot or test
  • Permitted
  • Announced or proposed
63 operator-place records, each with a dated source. Snapshot verified Oct 22, 2026. Not shown: U.S. college campuses (no single state).

Drone vs sidewalk vs road

Share of operators, and of operator-place records, by vehicle type.
Drone operators
12
Sidewalk robot operators
5
Road vehicle operators
1
  • Drone
  • Sidewalk robot
  • Road vehicle
Operator types from the operator records; places from 63 dated records. DoorDash Dot runs more than one type and counts under each. 4 unverified companies have no confirmed type and are left out.

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Recent regulatory events

The latest dated FAA and government actions, newest first.

All 37
  1. Zipline Texas draft environmental assessment (Amarillo, Austin, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio)

    DraftDraft EAFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  2. Amazon Omaha finding of no significant impact

    FinalFONSIFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  3. Wing Atlanta finding of no significant impact

    FinalFONSIFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  4. Amazon Chicago, IL draft environmental assessment

    DraftDraft EAFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  5. Wing Houston finding of no significant impact

    FinalFONSIFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  6. National programmatic environmental assessment for drone package delivery

    FinalProgrammatic EAFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  7. Amazon Baton Rouge, LA draft environmental assessment

    DraftDraft EAFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

  8. Amazon Florida (6 sites) finding of no significant impact

    FinalFONSIFAA environmental review page, updated Oct 14, 2026(opens in a new tab)

From the sources

Figures quoted in the research pass

  • 7

    FAA Part 135 drone delivery carriers

    Wing, UPS Flight Forward, Amazon, Zipline, Causey, DroneUp and Drone Express.

    Primary sourceFAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026

  • 20+

    Completed drone environmental assessments

    Plus one national programmatic assessment with a FONSI signed Jul 28, 2026.

    Primary sourceFAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026

  • Not final

    Part 108 BVLOS rule

    Proposed Aug 7, 2025. Reported under OIRA review since Jul 10, 2026.

    Secondary sourcedroneranker.com(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 21, 2026 Secondary

  • 2,000+

    Serve robots deployed

    Operator claim. Not yet checked against city permits or SEC filings.

    Operator claimServe Robotics press(opens in a new tab) accessed Oct 22, 2026 Operator

  • 0

    Public live fleet feeds found

    No operator publishes legitimate live vehicle positions. The Atlas does not track vehicles.

    Atlas checkOperator feeds accessed Oct 22, 2026 Operator

Ground rules

What the Atlas will not show you

  • No live tracking

    No operator publishes a public fleet feed, and delivery drones do not broadcast ADS-B. No positions, IDs or live timestamps here.

    See the source check

  • No invented sightings

    Community sightings are reviewed before publishing. None have been approved yet, so the feed is empty.

    Submit a sighting

  • No unverified cameras

    No public camera feed has been verified for delivery robots. The cameras page says so plainly.

    Why cameras are off

News

Stories about these operators

Filter by operator. Newest first.

21 stories shown

  1. Zipline's 2.5 millionth delivery is the wrong number to watch(opens in a new tab)

    Drone Authority

  2. Flytrex Adds Rooftop Drone Docks in Dallas(opens in a new tab)

    DroneLife

  3. Final EA for Wing Drone Delivery in Houston(opens in a new tab)

    FAA

  4. Serve Robotics Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results(opens in a new tab)

    Serve IR

  5. Zipline Accelerates U.S. Growth with 13X Marketplace Expansion...(opens in a new tab)

    Zipline Newsroom

  6. Zipline adds ex-Tesla, Uber, Waymo execs as U.S. drone delivery scales(opens in a new tab)

    CNBC

  7. Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery to nearly 20 US markets(opens in a new tab)

    IZON

  8. Walmart Celebrates 1 Million Drone Deliveries(opens in a new tab)

    Walmart Corporate

  9. Starship passes 10 million deliveries(opens in a new tab)

    Robotics and Automation News

  10. Starship Technologies Passes 10 Million Deliveries(opens in a new tab)

    Starship Press

  11. Pizza By Drone: Little Caesars And Flytrex Make History(opens in a new tab)

    Forbes

  12. Coco Robotics Launches with Uber Eats in San Jose(opens in a new tab)

    PR Newswire

Showing 12 of 21. Links go to the original outlet.