Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)

Zipline's fixed-wing long-range delivery drone ('Zip') that air-drops packages by parachute; the workhorse of its Rwanda/Ghana medical-delivery networks and long-range US routes. Millions of deliveries flown.

Yes. Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) performing Fully autonomous long-range drone delivery autonomously, with no human in the loop.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) is made by Zipline, based in South San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2014.

17 verified deployments of Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Africa, Global, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, active. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) runs Zipline Autonomy (Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid). Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) has 17 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) ranks in roughly the top 4% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Zipline's latest delivery drone flies at up to 80 mph (128 km/h), with a round-trip range of 100 miles and a payload capacity of approximately 8 pounds. The drone delivers packages within minutes via autonomous flight at heights up to 5,000 feet. Zipline has completed over 2 million commercial deliveries and flown 130 million+ autonomous miles.