7-Eleven just delivered some slurpees, chicken sandwiches, donuts, hot coffee, and candy to someone who lives a mile away from a 7-eleven in Reno, Nevada. What makes it remarkable is that they used a drone. Jonathan Vanian reports for Fortune,
The company partnered with drone startup Flirtey for the delivery, which the companies said was the first time a drone has legally delivered a package to a U.S. resident who placed an order from a retailer.
...It took two drone flights to deliver all of the items ordered, the companies said. The drone flew autonomously for one mile from the 7-Eleven store in Reno on July 11 to the family’s house using GPS.
After the drone reached the house, it hovered above while lowering the container to the family’s backyard using a rope.
...Many companies, like Amazon AMZN 0.06% and Google GOOG 0.56% , are exploring using drones for delivering packages. But strict Federal Aviation Administration drone regulations, they say, have pushed them to do a lot of the testing overseas in countries like the Netherlands and Canada.
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7-Eleven just delivered some slurpees, chicken sandwiches, donuts, hot coffee, and candy to someone who lives a mile away from a 7-eleven in Reno, Nevada. What makes it remarkable is that they used a drone. Jonathan Vanian reports for Fortune, 
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