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User ID: 77873001 United States 10/19/2019 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Google completes first drone delivery in the US "Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in the United States to deliver packages by drone. In Christiansburg, the small Virginia town chosen as Wing's test location, the 22,000 residents can order products normally shipped by FedEx, medicine from Walgreens and a selection of candy from a local business—all of which will arrive via drone. Wing, which already operates in two Australian cities as well as Helsinki, announced in a statement that the first drone-powered deliveries had taken place Friday afternoon in Christiansburg, "paving the way for the most advanced drone delivery service in the nation." One family used the Wing app to order Tylenol, cough drops, Vitamin C tablets, bottled water and tissues, the statement said. An older resident ordered a birthday present for his wife. Although the majority of the delivery was done by a FedEx truck, the last mile was completed by drone." [ link to m.techxplore.com (secure)] "The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark." -Thomas Paine |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77833130 Chile 10/19/2019 10:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Google completes first drone delivery in the US Hello Judicious Gypsy! |