# Cobalt 461 at Detroit: deployment

Canonical ID: `e77b30aa-f6e1-4ca1-aaee-05b63b883123`

Auto parts drone delivery pilot to Ford dealerships in Southeast Michigan. USD 740K AAM Activation Fund grant. Partners: Jack Demmer Ford, Centrepolis Accelerator, Airspace Link, DroneUp. 12-mile radius operations.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** Pilot program
- **Grant:** USD 740,000 (Michigan AAM Activation Fund)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** blueflite-cobalt-detroit
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Cobalt 461](/models/blueflite-cobalt-461.md) (id: `c6a0715c-a0fe-4a90-b384-bfa45ec7e1a1`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Blueflite](/companies/blueflite.md) (id: `d076b65c-e593-40a1-a8fe-1d4241939fc9`)
- **Location:** [Detroit](/locations/united-states/detroit.md) (id: `73f2cc58-c4ce-4394-a05c-611fc62c1b62`)
- **Operator:** [Blueflite](/companies/blueflite.md) (id: `d076b65c-e593-40a1-a8fe-1d4241939fc9`)
- **First seen:** 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://dronelife.com/2025/07/22/blueflite-drones-to-deliver-auto-parts-in-detroit/ · 2025-07-22

## Common questions

### What is the Cobalt 461 deployment at Detroit?

Cobalt 461, built by Blueflite, is recorded as a deployment at Detroit on the DEPLOY registry. Blueflite operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Cobalt 461 at Detroit?

Blueflite, the manufacturer of Cobalt 461, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Cobalt 461 deployment at Detroit go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 22, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Cobalt 461 deployment at Detroit?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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