You can call it pie in the sky [cnet.com], but pizza delivery is now a real thing -- at least in the Land Down Under.
Domino's Pizza Enterprises said [dominos.com.au]Wednesday it had completed what it called the world's first delivery of a pizza to a customer in New Zealand. Under the watch of a team of drone [soylentnews.org] experts, the unmanned aerial vehicle used GPS navigation to autonomously deliver Peri-Peri Chicken and Chicken and Cranberry pizzas to a backyard in Whangaparaoa, about 20 miles north of Auckland.
Drones [techrepublic.com]have grown in popularity among big retailers such as Amazon and Walmart, which are continually looking for new ways to get a jump on the competition and attract customers. The small, commercial aerial drones could avoid the delays of terrestrial deliveries by flying above traffic and avoiding circuitous roadways.
Manna from heaven?