Uber unveils a new look for its food delivery drones

Uber is revving up to test its new drone delivery service for Uber Eats in San Diego in 2020. Today, the company unveiled a new look for its drone, which utilizes “innovative rotating wings with six rotors” to better enable the transition between vertical takeoff and forward flight.

Rotating wings is a feature more commonly seen in flying car prototypes and rarely in drones. Uber explains that the rotors are positioned vertically for takeoff and landing, but can then rotate into the forward position (pictured above) “for increased speed and efficiency during cruise flight.”

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