News and Opinion. While Amazon, Google, Walmart and other huge retailers are doing their best to publicize drone delivery, the idea has a PR problem. If drone delivery means having drones overhead all the time and loosening regulations to allow flight over people and down busy streets, the public argues, we don't need it. Even worse are those who see drone delivery as a … [Read more...] about It’s Not About Burritos: The Life-Saving Aspects of Drone Delivery
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Commercial Drone Alliance: Project Wing Exec Takes Chairman Seat on Board
The Commercial Drone Alliance has announced that Laura Ponto, the Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Project Wing at X, has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board. The Commercial Drone Alliance is a 501c6 non-profit dedicated to enabling commercial drone market growth. The group, co-led by industry veterans Gretchen West and Lisa Ellman of … [Read more...] about Commercial Drone Alliance: Project Wing Exec Takes Chairman Seat on Board
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
Look Out for Falling Food: Google’s $6 Drone Delivery Service
Google's parent company, Alphabet, is planning a large deployment of delivery drones - bringing Project Wing to the public by launching Wing Marketplace, the Wall Street Journal reports. Wing Marketplace would deliver food directly to consumers for a $6 fee, say former Google employees. Domino's Pizza and Whole Foods grocery have both been approached as partners in the … [Read more...] about Look Out for Falling Food: Google’s $6 Drone Delivery Service
Google to Test Drone Delivery in US – With White House Blessing
The White House announced yesterday that it would collaborate with Alphabet, Google's parent company, on drone delivery. The White House Fact Sheet about the government's commitment to the commercial drone industry states that Google will deploy "Project Wing" at an FAA test site, and will share data with government agencies. "Project Wing will conduct an operational … [Read more...] about Google to Test Drone Delivery in US – With White House Blessing
