Wing, an Alphabet (Google) subsidiary has successfully delivered packages via drone, making the company the first in the United States to deliver by drone. The test location was Christiansburg, Virginia. The residents ordered products from Walgreens or other local businesses, but the packages were delivered to their doorsteps via drone. The drone actually completes the last mile of the actual delivery, as Rappler detailed:
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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.
The yellow and white drones are loaded with packages at a local center of operations called the “Nest,” where Wing employees pack them with up to three pounds (1.3 kilograms) of goods, deliverable within a six mile (10 kilometer) radius.
Once they have arrived at their destination, the drones don’t land. Instead, they hover above the house and lower the package with a cable.
image credit: Wing Aviation LLC/AFP via Rappler
Source: neatorama