It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's A Burrito. North Texas Gets Drone Delivery via DoorDash

Look! Up in the sky — it's your dinner.

If you thought a robot delivering your food order was the thing that would propel society closer to living in a dystopia, think again. Now, your food won't come from the street. It'll come straight from the clouds.

Flytrex, which we learned all about last year in this Q&A with the CEO, is expanding to the Dallas-Fort Worth area after a successful pilot and partnership with DoorDash.

The delivery-by-air system may use drones that look like a first-place science fair project, but they're all FAA-approved and have some interesting technology backing them up.

The feature that will interest diners the most is that their average delivery time is under five minutes. This means food is delivered hot (or cold, in the case of a banana split). The drones can fly up to five miles round-trip and as fast as 32 mph. Bonus: no stoplights.

All the drones are autonomous, so there are no pilots or cameras used to make the deliveries. Instead, they use Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) GPS for ultra-accurate locations, and a FAA-certified drone operators oversees every delivery.

Flytrex's partnership with DoorDash is the company's first third-party app integration. Instead of ordering through the Flytrex app, drone delivery orders can be made directly through DoorDash.

Right now, local delivery areas include Granbury, Little Elm and Frisco.

They're constantly moving towards expansion, but have to adhere to airspace and safety regulations, so check the website or open your DoorDash to see if you're in one of the precise operational neighborhoods in Texas. The service currently reaches over 30,000 households and more than 100,000 residents, with additional sites launching within the metro soon.

"Drone delivery offers suburban families exactly what they're looking for: speed, affordability and convenience," said Yariv Bash, CEO and co-founder of Flytrex. "Your food arrives hot or cold as intended, and you get contactless delivery right to your backyard. For busy families juggling work and activities, it's a game-changer that fits perfectly into your daily routine."

The Flytrex pilot program has completed over 1,000 deliveries with success and positive responses from consumers. This partnership with DoorDash means they now offer the region's longest drone operating hours from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with the highest payload capacity to fulfill orders.

The current Flytrex drones can carry up to 6.6 pounds and will be able to carry up to 8.8 pounds with the next-generation models. Restaurants like the Papa John's King Road location in Frisco and The Brass Tap can now be delivered to nearby neighborhoods.

No more cold pizzas? The drone wings aren't the only thing buzzing for that.