Zomato and Swiggy are the two biggest food delivery apps in Indian metros, and as such are always in heated competition.
Now, it seems Zomato may have secured a stronger foothold to beat the competition, in the form of unmanned aerial delivery.
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That's right, in the near future your meals may be delivered home by a drone instead of a delivery executive. Zomato yesterday said it's acquired the Lucknow-based TechEagle Innovations, which is building custom drones for commercial use.
The deal opens the doors for Zomato to make its delivery system faster and more efficient, using TechEagle's unmanned multi-rotor drones. Both organisations remain mum about the deal acquisition amount though.
TechEagle is the brainchild of IIT-Kanpur alumnus Vikram Singh Meena. Since it was founded in 2015, his startup has differentiated itself by developing unmanned aerial drones capable of carrying payloads up to 5 kg.?
"We are currently at the early stage of aerial innovations and are taking baby steps towards building a tomorrow wherein users can expect a drone to deliver the food they ordered online," Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a statement.
According to sparse details released, Zomato will be using TechEagle's drones for last-mile food deliveries, replacing at least some current executives and their two-wheelers. This will be especially important as Zomato seeks to expand to 100 Indian cities soon.