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Google parent company Alphabet is teaming up with fast casual chain Chipotle to test drone delivery for Virginia Tech students, according to a report from Bloomberg. The pilot program marks a turning point for Alphabet’s Project Wing division, giving the team ample room to experiment with airborne burrito deliveries in one of the first commercial programs of its kind to be greenlit by the US Federal Aviation Authority. The drones, which will be hybrid aircraft that can both fly and hover in place, will make deliveries coordinated by a Chipotle food truck on campus.

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Project Wing chose to partner with Chipotle because it presented unique challenges: could a drone adequately deliver food using a winch system, and can the food remain hot throughout flight with special packaging? "It sounds simple, but it’s not," said Timothy Sands, Virginia Tech’s president. "There are a lot of things to work out from a safety point of view and a policy point of view." The program will be accessible to select Virginia Tech employees and students.

 

All parties involved stand to gain something from the project. Because Virginia Tech is part of the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, it's been chosen as of six schools to be used as a testing ground for commercial drone use. The school hopes these types of pilot programs will help it became a leader in new transportation technologies, like drone delivery.

Project Wing, on the other hand, gets valuable data to help it develop a second-generation version of its aircraft and better hone its automated flight system and delivery mechanisms. (The team is one of many working with NASA to develop a state-of-the-art air traffic control system for UAVs.) The FAA will also use the data Project Wing generates to improve its commercial drone guidelines. And students? They get burritos ferried to them in the sky, a dorm room dream come true.

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Source: The Verge

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Burritos are disgusting IMO. Do it with some other food then I'll be interested.

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I love living in the 21st century. Also, I would guess @BirdyBlue007 would want one

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Just now, ThinkWithPortals said:

Burritos are disgusting IMO. Do it with some other food then I'll be interested.

I live in southern California, and burritos are everywhere...

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Just now, Minibois said:

I love living in the 21st century. Also, I would guess @BirdyBlue007 would want one

MY DREAMS WOULD COME TRUUUUU!!!! YASSSSSSSS

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32 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Burritos are disgusting IMO. Do it with some other food then I'll be interested.

It very much depends on WHICH burrito you order. Some pizzas are awful, doesn't make them all bad.

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Just now, Cela1 said:

It very much depends on WHICH burrito you order. Some pizzas are awful, doesn't make them all bad.

None of the ones I've tried have been very appealing.

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There's a Chipotle about 2 miles or so from my place, if they did drone delivery I would be a very fat man. 

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2 hours ago, BirdyBlue007 said:

MY DREAMS WOULD COME TRUUUUU!!!! YASSSSSSSS

i knew you'd pop up in here xDxD

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Inb4 you lose your order cause someone has shot down the drone.

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3 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

i knew you'd pop up in here xDxD

I will always appear when the topics about BURRITOS!!!

 

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1 minute ago, BirdyBlue007 said:

I will always appear when the topics about BURRITOS!!!

 

Alright, it's official. You're the forum burrito guy. Grats.

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1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

Alright, it's official. You're the forum burrito guy. Grats.

I will not let any of you down, I will inform all of the greatness of THE BURRITO!!!! ALL PRAISE THE MAJESTY OF THE BURRITO!!!!!!!

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Oh my gosh. I eat chipotle like crack. My favorite fast food. This would only hurt my bank account. Bring it on. 

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Just now, BirdyBlue007 said:

I will not let any of you down, I will inform all of the greatness of THE BURRITO!!!! ALL PRAISE THE MAJESTY OF THE BURRITO!!!!!!!

Homemade chicken burrito ftw. Chicken, tiny bit of honey BBQ sauce, tiny bit of roasted onion, fresh tomato, monterey jack and cheddar. Fuckin delicious. 

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1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

Homemade chicken burrito ftw. Chicken, tiny bit of honey BBQ sauce, tiny bit of roasted onion, fresh tomato, monterey jack and cheddar. Fuckin delicious. 

Lets just make a forum where we share BURRITO recipes, I think thats what everyone NEEDS!!!!

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1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

Homemade chicken burrito ftw. Chicken, tiny bit of honey BBQ sauce, tiny bit of roasted onion, fresh tomato, monterey jack and cheddar. Fuckin delicious. 

Nah steak is where it's at. Never had anything but steak for protein there and I've been eating there for years. Steak, black beans, brown rice, hot and mild salsa, corn, cheese, goc, and lettuce. The dollar extra makes it 2x better. Also they love me (sarcasm). Them "Do you need another burrito?"(to wrap around the one falling apart)? Me "Yes".

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Sucks that I live in a no fly zone 

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1 minute ago, jman629 said:

Nah steak is where it's at. Never had anything but steak for protein there and I've been eating there for years. Steak, black beans, brown rice, hot and mild salsa, corn, cheese, goc, and lettuce. The dollar extra makes it 2x better. Also they love me (sarcasm). Them "Do you need another burrito?"(to wrap around the one falling apart)? Me "Yes".

Hah, I was talking about homemade. When I go to Chipotle I get steak, black beans, brown rice, and hot and mild salsa. Although I do think I like chicken burritos a bit more, just gotta have a bit of BBQ sauce in there when prepping the chicken.

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14 minutes ago, PocketNerd said:

Inb4 you lose your order cause someone has shot down the drone.

Around here it would be intercepted by a raptor :)

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2 hours ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Burritos are disgusting IMO. Do it with some other food then I'll be interested.

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They're great, well at least ones made at home and Chipotle.

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