Papa John’s is collaborating with Wing, a drone delivery service owned by Alphabet, to pilot autonomous food delivery in the Charlotte area of Indian Trail, North Carolina. Customers will be able to order select menu items, primarily oven-toasted sandwiches, through the Wing app. This partnership addresses the challenging 'last mile' delivery logistics that restaurants face, which often involve high costs due to reliance on drivers and third-party services. This pilot marks Wing's first direct collaboration with a national restaurant brand and is part of Papa John’s broader strategy to enhance its delivery capabilities, including plans to integrate drone delivery into its own app and AI-powered ordering system, known as 'Lou AI.' As the companies work through logistics challenges, such as packaging and safe transport of hot food, this initiative reflects a growing trend in the restaurant and tech industries towards automating delivery to reduce costs and improve service speed.