Forget the delivery man on a bicycle. A new age of fast food is coming — via drone.

Guzman y Gomez is trialling a new drone delivery system in Canberra.

The Mexican fast food outlet was approached by Project Wing, a division of X which is part of Google, to partner in the venture.

The technology company liaised with local and state governments and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to ensure the drones comply with airspace laws.

media_camera Pigs may not fly YET but burritos sure can. Artwork: Dan Murphy

Steven Marks, founder of Guzman y Gomez, says the average delivery time is 10 minutes.

“The order is placed through the X app, the drone lowers a line with a hook on it, the food package is attached and it goes into the drone and it takes off at 120km/h,” he says.

The app will let you know where to stand outside your house to take delivery​. The drone will hover about 20 metres from the ground, drop the line and deliver your order.

media_camera Guzman y Gomez testing out drones to deliver food. Supplied.

Nobody is driving the drone, it is operated remotely through the Cloud and Marks is confident of its safety.

“What if a plane crashes or a car crashes? The technology is incredible, with sensors and geolocation,” he says.

The current delivery radius is seven kilometres, but Marks hopes it will be available nationally next year.

“There will be a three-month testing phase,” Marks says.

“X thinks it will be commercially live in 2018. It’s not a stunt, it’s a real business for them.

“Uber and Deliveroo are here to stay, but drone delivery is the next level.”