Wing, a Google subsidiary, has built the world’s first drone delivery service station on the top of a retail mall in Logan, Australia. To that purpose, the business has partnered with real estate developer Vicinity Centers. The idea is that shops would be able to service their consumers even quicker since there will be no need for take-off points on the ground.
This week, Wing, a subsidiary of Google, has launched the world’s first mall-to-home drone delivery service. The average drone delivery time is about 10 to 15 minutes, with flying only accounting for 2 to 3 minutes of that time. The all-time record is two minutes and 47 seconds.
A raven attacks a Wing delivery drone, causing it to halt certain deliveries in Australia. Drone deliveries in a section of Canberra, Australia, have been halted due to frequent bird assaults. Google’s sister company, Wing, the service provider, said that it will wait for researchers to evaluate the birds’ behavior.
Two years after launching its service in Australia, Alphabet drone delivery company, Wing is about to reach 100,000 drone deliveries in the Brisbane metro area.
To help drone pilots fly legally and obtain LAANC approval where needed, Wing, the drone delivery startup of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has launched the free OpenSky app for iOS and Android users.
Tradesmen in Australia have urged Wing Aviation to start delivering hardware supplies, such as screws and nails, to their job sites by Wing drone.
On October 5, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) submitted the final rules for Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Remote ID for Drones) and Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft Over People to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB now has 90 days to review the new regulations, so it appears that Remote ID for Drones is well on track for finalization and...
After successful trials in Canberra and Logan, Queensland, Google’s Wing expands drone deliveries to new locations in Australia in the coming months.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and Google’s drone delivery company, Wing, sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the government agency to consider making essential changes to the Proposed Rule for Remote Identification for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
Drone delivery company Wing has a new head of operations as the Alphabet subsidiary is looking to expand its global reach.