Google's parent company, Alphabet, has filed a patent for a "delivery receptacle" to help with drone delivery. The patent, which Reuters reported was filed on Tuesday, calls for a delivery receptacle to take packages the last few steps to a secure location - the equivalent of your friendly FedEx driver leaving the package in the garage instead of on the porch. Stating … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Wing “Delivery Receptacle” Patent
Project Wing
Google says Drone Delivery Next Year – Maybe
It's a big "if." Google's Dave Vos, head of Project Wing, told audiences at the Aero Club in Washington that drone delivery in cities is possible within the next couple of years...if the FAA and the industry work together to make it happen. Vos used the swift implementation of the drone registration program as an example of how different sectors can work together to get … [Read more...] about Google says Drone Delivery Next Year – Maybe
Google’s “Project Wing” Takes Flight
Google X's "Project Wing" delivery drone project performed a seemingly successful test flight yesterday. Sequoia Capital's Aaref Hilaly (@aaref) tweeted "Watching baby steps of drone delivery, courtesy of Google X (5 miles in 5 mins is the promise)" and included a video of the test flight. The test follows Dronelife's earlier announcement that Google had registered two new … [Read more...] about Google’s “Project Wing” Takes Flight
Google is Quietly Testing Delivery Drones With Help From NASA
(Source: The Guardian) Google has been quietly testing its drone delivery program in US airspace and is planning further tests in rural California after striking a deal with Nasa, the Guardian has learned. Documents seen by the Guardian also reveal technical details of Google’s drone, which is capable of speeds of up to 100 mph and weighs less than 25kg (55lb). The … [Read more...] about Google is Quietly Testing Delivery Drones With Help From NASA
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
