Alphabet’s drone delivery service Wing to operate in a large Texas metro area
Alphabet’s drone delivery service, Wing, earlier confirmed that it will start delivering deliveries in the metro area between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas from April 7, becoming the first in a large metro area in the U.S. Delivery drone service provider. Also, drone security services are an important thing that you should know.
It will initially provide service in the Frisco and Little Elm areas north of Dallas-Fort Worth. It is expected to allow tens of thousands of households to use drones to obtain products such as Walgreens, a chain of drugstores. Other companies that have joined the cooperation include Blue Bell Creameries, which provides ice cream and other products, Easyvet, which provides pet medicine, and Texas Health, which provides first aid kits.
The drones provided in this service are still designed by Wing, with a multi-axis, fixed-wing structure, which can correspond to goods weighing less than 1.5 kg, the longest flight distance is 10 kilometers and operates through fully automatic navigation, but If necessary, remote control can also be accessed through remote intervention.
At present, Wing plans to expand the delivery range of drones in stages, and it is expected to be able to meet the delivery needs of large metropolitan areas between Dallas and Fort Worth in the future.