Drone-Delivered Coffee on Trial at Dubai’s Kite Beach
- After 82% of customers said they would agree to having a drone deliver their food and beverages, Costa decided to give it a try with “Drone Drop”
- The Costa branch located on Jumeirah Beach Road ran a trial in the Kite Beach area in Dubai
- Baristas created the beverages and, within 15 minutes of receiving the order, sent them straight to the beach using a specially engineered drone
- Costa aims to enable beach-goers to enjoy ice-cold beverages without leaving the comfort of their sun loungers
- Costa Coffee is a British multinational coffeehouse company, the second-largest coffeehouse chain in the world
- Kite Beach is located in Umm Suqeim, just off Jumeirah Beach Road, near the Jumeirah Beach Hotel
- Costa Coffee has ten outlets in Dubai and ten in Abu Dhabi, and many more in the other emirates of UAE
- Unregistered drones are illegal in Dubai, and anyone caught flying one can be charged a hefty penalty of up to AED 20,000
- 25% of all transportation in Dubai is hoped to be made autonomous by 2030
