Alphabet's Wing Unveils New Larger Delivery Drone
The new drone, capable of carrying up to five pounds, will join Wing’s fleet in the next 12 months, aiming to streamline larger orders.
- Wing, Alphabet's drone delivery unit, has unveiled a new drone capable of carrying up to five pounds (2.26 kg) of payload, almost doubling the capacity of its existing fleet.
- The new drone can travel up to 65 miles per hour (104km/h) and has a range of 12 miles (19kms).
- The new drone will join Wing’s fleet in the next 12 months, the CEO said.
- Wing has so far used its drones to complete around 350,000 deliveries to customers’ homes in carefully selected locations across three continents.
- Wing has partnered with retail outlet Walmart, food delivery app DoorDash, and healthcare logistics company Apian so far to deliver all sorts of things, including groceries, takeout, and medicine.