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Walmart Delivery Drones Now Operate in Seven States

Order up to 10 pounds of goods, and Walmart will deliver it by drone in as little as 30 minutes.
Walmart/Screenshot by CNET

Walmart’s drone delivery program continues to expand. The company announced Thursday that it now delivers items in seven states — Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia — and completed over 6,000 delivers over the past year.

“I’m incredibly proud of our team for creating the largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S. retailer,” Vik Gopalakrishnan, vice president of innovation & automation for Walmart U.S, said in a news release. 

This story is being updated.

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