Uber could start delivering hamburgers by drones as early as 2021 because its CEO said, "We need flying burgers"

Saumya Khandelwal / ReutersUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

• Uber is looking to hire an operations manager to make drone delivery operational next year and available for commercial use by 2021, according to a list of posts identified by the Wall Street Journal.
• In May, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admitted that his company was working on a drone delivery project – named UberExpress – that said: "We need flying burgers".
• Uber's incursion in drone delivery is another service she wants to add before her planned IPO for 2019.
• The passenger transport company has been accepted into the United States Department of Transportation's UAV pilot program.
• The list of drone executive jobs has since been removed from the Uber site.

Uber may deliver hamburgers using drones as early as 2021.

According to a job offer listed by the Wall Street Journal, Uber is considering hiring an operations manager to make drone delivery operational by next year and available for commercial use. 39, here 2021.

The post referring to UberExpress – which is the internal name of the UberEats drone delivery initiative – said management would help "enable safe, legal, efficient and scalable flight operations" for the program.

The job list has since been removed from Uber's website after a spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal that she "did not fully reflect our program, which is still in its infancy."

In May, Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, discussed the drone project at the company's Uber Elevate conference, which was dedicated to flying cars. "I personally believe that hamburger theft in all cities is the key to urban mobility," he said. "We need flying burgers, everyone needs them, so we are working on them."

Khosrowshahi believes drones could significantly reduce delivery times for current UberEats messaging services. The goal is to deliver within five to thirty minutes, he said at the conference.

Uber's incursion into drones delivery is another service she wants to add before her planned IPO for 2019 to stave off opponents who worry about her past scandals and of the potential profitability of its main relocation activity, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Delivery by UAV is not an easy task, however, as have learned from industry giants such as Amazon. Amazon announced in 2013 its intention to roll out its drone delivery program in four to five years, but suffered a setback this year when the company was not included in the pilot drone operations program of the department. US transportation.

Uber has been accepted into the San Diego Department of Transportation pilot project, which will focus on border protection and food delivery.