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Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Houston

Zipline's second-generation precision-delivery system: a fixed-wing drone that hovers and lowers a tethered 'droid' to place packages accurately at homes and businesses. Powers the Walmart and US healthcare home-delivery rollouts.

Zipline Platform 2 (P2) by Zipline · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Zipline expanded drone delivery to Houston as part of $600M Series H funding round. Surpassed 2M total deliveries.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Houston.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Zipline Platform 2 (P2)
Company
Zipline
Location
United States/Texas/Houston
Operator
Zipline
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-01-21
ID
9525c296-9d64-4ecd-ac22-b9b9dff5792c

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    Zipline Platform 2 (P2) first documented operating at Houston.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://dronelife.com/2026/01/21/zipline-surpasses-2-million-deliveries-with-expansion-to-houston-and-phoenix/ · 2026-01-21
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Houston?
Zipline Platform 2 (P2), built by Zipline, is recorded as a deployment at Houston on the DEPLOY registry. Zipline operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Houston?
Zipline, the manufacturer of Zipline Platform 2 (P2), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Houston go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 21, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Houston?
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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