Wing is celebrating 100,000 deliveries supporting communities and local businesses. Where regulations allow, drone delivery is taking off - and, as research from Virginia Tech shows, residential customers love it. Wing calls Logan, Australia the drone delivery capital of the world: Logan residents have ordered and received more than 50,000 deliveries directly to their … [Read more...] about Wing Drone Delivery: 100,000 Deliveries and Happy Customers [VIDEO]
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Drone Delivery: Google’s Project Wing Takes Off In Australia
From the distance comes a high-pitched whining. It sounds horrible, like a giant mosquito. Or maybe a herd of angry mice screaming in a wind tunnel. It is in fact a flying burrito. And it's flying courtesy of Wing's ambitious drone delivery program. That's right: Google/Alphabet' Project Wing has been given the green light to turn its drone delivery trials in Canberra, … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery: Google’s Project Wing Takes Off In Australia
Wing: Google Spinoff Combines UTM and Drone Delivery for Maximum Benefit in Australia
At Amsterdam Drone Week yesterday, James Burgess of Google X spinoff Wing shows off a system of drone delivery that's made over 2500 customer flights in a test outside of Canberra, Australia. In the last nine months, Wing - graduated from Project X and now independent under parent company Alphabet - has worked on a widespread test of drone delivery in a suburban community … [Read more...] about Wing: Google Spinoff Combines UTM and Drone Delivery for Maximum Benefit in Australia
Google’s Project Wing Advances Down Under
In the past few months, we've had plenty of news in the drone delivery space. While regulations don't appear to be making room for beyond line of sight flight anytime soon, several companies are still pushing forward with ambitious aerial delivery projects. In certain cases, the life-saving potential of the technology has been a major factor when granting waivers/permission for … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Wing Advances Down Under
Google’s Parent Company Kills Solar Drone Program
Google's parent company, Alphabet, is shutting down the solar-powered drone program - Titan - run by division X, which was designed to provide Internet access to remote areas of the world. The shut down, reports Business Insider, is "the latest example of the company’s efforts to cut back its ambitious 'moonshots.'" A representative from X told Business Insider that the … [Read more...] about Google’s Parent Company Kills Solar Drone Program
