It's hard to control my nerd excitement! Check out our new #space community @DownlinkSpace! downlink.co http://t.co/Zqa2fXf520

Drone delivery is about to be cheaper than cars. But the drone is only 15% of the work to get there. A decade after starting in Rwanda flying blood to one hospital, @zipline has flown 140M+ autonomous miles with zero safety incidents, expanded to the US and to food delivery and household items, and delivery costs have fallen from $300 to $12 - now cheaper than a car. Getting there meant building almost everything from scratch: flight computers, motors, GPS modules, even the air traffic software regulators use to track them. And it meant a discipline most engineers find nearly impossible. That's the reality behind Zipline, the largest autonomous system on Earth. @Keller and @EricWattage joined me and @gradypb to talk more about their journey. 00:00 Introduction 02:28 Early Vision and Regulation 04:09 Rwanda Launch Hard Lessons 06:49 Scaling to 24/7 Impact 09:35 Real World Ops Surprises 11:15 Safety Redundancy Failover 20:24 Precision Delivery Pod Tech 25:34 Building the Drone Network 26:51 Fleet Commanders Explained 28:22 Scaling to a Million a Day 29:51 Autonomy Enables 24 7 Ops 31:52 Reinventing Air Traffic Control 36:08 Why Zipline Is Vertical 41:40 First Principles Delete Parts 44:45 Market Explosion and Closing Thoughts

In 2023, every 120 million miles driven in the U.S. meant 700+ crashes, 100+ injuries, and at least one fatality. This week, Zipline crossed 120 million miles flown with zero injuries, while saving thousands of lives per year in the process — all 100% autonomously.

i had the thrill and honor to chat with astronaut (and fellow Cal alum) @Astro_Woody, from the @Space_Station yesterday. really fun convo on a wide range of topics. full video..

@zipline and @WalmartInc are teaming up to bring a first-of-its-kind drone delivery service to homes in the United States! corporate.walmart.com/newsro…

8:15pm - Emergency order received, 9 day old in critical condition 8:20pm @RwandaAirports clears the flight 8:25pm drone departs for 105km blood delivery 9:05pm blood delivered, baby recovering 9:40pm drone recovers, another patient served, another mission complete

Zipline is growing! Check out flyzipline.com/jobs for roles in Biz Dev, Controls Eng., Embedded Eng., Build team, People Ops, & more!

⚡️ “Launching weekend service in 3, 2, 1...” Check out a day in the life of @Zipline #Rwanda on our ⛈️ 1st Sat! nitter.net/i/moments/856838257014…

Think lifesaving drones are amazing? Want to build something that matters (+ enjoy this view)? @zipline is hiring! flyzipline.com/jobs

He's a pro! Thank you for your support, President Kagame. We are honored to be part of #Rwanda #health delivery. #MedDronesRw

One delivery, one life saved. It's that simple. #ZiplineDelivery https://nitter.net/t.co/BB0yDwDDqu

Another view of Falcon 9 first stage approaching Landing Zone 1 https://nitter.net/t.co/i5oNfSYmrc

Be the first to access our real-time alerts API medium.com/@astrodigital/rea… nitter.net/astrodigitalgeo/status…

@EscapeDynamics A beamed energy space access cost reduction discussion started on Downlink. Join here: downlink.co/posts/PdWcAHYbr3…

If you love #space, come join us to discover, share, and discuss today's top space stories! downlink.co http://t.co/E9TU8iPTeq

Check out a post about @rocketlabusa on Downlink! downlink.co/posts/gpiwW5s8Qv…

.@grantbonin @scottearmitage the new #space community Downlink. #SmallSat2015 downlink.co/posts/bWtecosAdN… (2/2) http://t.co/xkIntRqbIX

.@grantbonin @scottearmitage, Awesome work at #SFL with CanX4/5... I just shared and asked some questions I'd love to hear your insight on..

I wish I could be at #SmallSat2015! I'll have to nerd out at downlink.co/ instead...