Walmart has invested an undisclosed amount in DroneUp to develop aerial delivery, according to a social media post by John Furner, the CEO of the company. DroneUp has approval to operate vehicles in eleven states where it is currently serving public sector organizations.

Walmart will initiate evaluation of drone services in coming months. The retailer has previously tested grocery delivery in North Carolina using a drone supplied by Flytrex of Israel.  Walmart has a separate investment in Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, that develops self-driving vehicles similar to the commercially deployed Nuro® autonomous delivery unit.