Matternet, the developer of the world’s leading urban drone delivery system, is partnering with Dave’s Hot Chicken to launch a drone delivery pilot, a first for the fast-casual leader.
The service will debut in Northridge, a Los Angeles suburb, where eligible residents will be able to order Dave’s Hot Chicken through the Dave’s app and receive it directly to their homes via Matternet’s autonomous M2 drones – arriving hot, fresh, and fast.
Andreas Raptopoulos, founder and CEO of Matternet, says: “Each day, more than 10 million food deliveries move through our cities in 2-ton cars, adding traffic and pollution.
“Drones will replace millions of those trips – delivering meals faster, cleaner, and with no human contact beyond the restaurant and the customer. Our partnership with Dave’s shows the future of food delivery.”
Orders will be prepared at Dave’s Northridge Reseda location and delivered to approved homes in Northridge. The partnership builds on Matternet’s successful home delivery service in Silicon Valley, which has been operating since October 2024.
Leon Davoyan, chief technology officer of Dave’s Hot Chicken, says: “Innovation is part of our DNA at Dave’s Hot Chicken.
“By using drones, we’re delivering our food in a way that takes it straight from the kitchen to our loyal customers’ hands.”
As the fastest-growing restaurant brand in the US, Dave’s Hot Chicken is redefining what’s possible in fast casual – now becoming one of the first national brands to test drone delivery.
For Matternet, this partnership marks another milestone in building the infrastructure for next-generation logistics, expanding from healthcare into food and retail to transform how goods move through cities.
