DALLAS - That’s not Santa’s sleigh carrying holiday gifts over Dallas-Fort Worth. On [18 Dec. 2024], Wing, a unit of Google parent Alphabet, launched drone delivery of last-minute presents and takeout meals from a pair of shopping malls in the Texas metropolis. The company believes the service—operated in partnership with food delivery app DoorDash and Brookfield Properties, which owns more than 130 retail locations across 39 states—is the first of its kind, Jack Daleo writes for Flying. Continue reading original article.
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2 January 2025 - Wing says in its blog announcing the delivery program that "More than 50 merchants will be available for drone delivery through the DoorDash app. Wing’s highly automated drones can deliver items and meals to doorsteps in as little as 15 minutes. The drones can navigate to the delivery location at a speed of 65 mph and a cruising height of about 150 feet before safely lowering the delivery to the ground. Wing has been operating in the U.S. for the past 5 years, and has completed more than 400,000 commercial deliveries worldwide."
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