Building Public Trust and Scaling Drone Delivery with Beth Flippo of DEXA

About this episode

Matt Collins interviews Beth Flippo about the future of drone delivery and the challenges of gaining public trust and regulatory approval.

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Beth Flippo, CEO and founder of DEXA (Drone Express), about the state of drone delivery in 2026. The two discuss DEXA's new pilot program with Grubhub in New Jersey, the unique challenges of operating in an urban environment compared to more rural deployments, and what it takes to earn both regulatory approval and public trust as the industry works toward mainstream adoption.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Collins

Guest: Beth Flippo

Topics covered

• drone delivery
• urban challenges
• regulatory approval
• public trust
• mainstream adoption

Keywords

• drone delivery
• urban environment
• pilot program
• Grubhub
• public trust
• regulatory approval
• DEXA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DEXA, Grubhub

Places: New Jersey

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