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
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Drone World Expo: Drone Traffic Control
The first keynote address of Silicon Valley's Drone World Expo addressed a hot topic in the world of commercial drones: a proposed drone air traffic control system. While the FAA Pathfinder project has been working with NASA and industry partners to develop a good air traffic system for drones, ‘Avoiding the Traffic Jam: A Government and Industry UTM Update’ brought much of … [Read more...] about Drone World Expo: Drone Traffic Control
Google: Working With FAA to Deliver Drones by 2017
The race is on: drone delivery has moved from the realm of fantasy to reality as commercial giants Google, Amazon, Walmart and others vie to be the first to implement a delivery system. In his lunchtime keynote address to the 60th ATCA (Air Traffic Control Association) Annual Conference, David Vos, project leader for Google X's Project Wing, told attendees that Google was … [Read more...] about Google: Working With FAA to Deliver Drones by 2017
Google X Registers Delivery Drones with FAA
Google X has registered designs for two new delivery drones with the FAA. The drone codenamed M2 was registered on October 2, and a separate drone named B3 was registered October 7. Each weighing less than 55 pounds, both drones are fixed wing aircraft with two electric motors. The new drones follow Google X's announcement in March that the "Project Wing" delivery drone … [Read more...] about Google X Registers Delivery Drones with FAA
Google Scraps Project Wing, Working on New Drone Design
(Source: Wall St Journal Blogs) Google has scrapped its initial drone design because it was difficult to control and is now working on a new version, according to Astro Teller, head of the Internet company’s Google X research lab. Teller told the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Tex., that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin encourage such failures, so … [Read more...] about Google Scraps Project Wing, Working on New Drone Design
