The world capital of drone delivery

Wing launched in 2019 in Australia after a series of drone tests that began in 2014. The service, which was initially part of Alphabet’s experimental research arm, allows users to order items such as food via a mobile app and it is rapidly approaching 100,000 deliveries since its launch. A company post says: “This September will mark our second anniversary in Logan, Australia, a town near Brisbane with a population of 300,000. Between bushfires and the most recent COVID-19 lockdowns, Logan residents have ordered and received more than 50,000 direct home deliveries from Wing drones. Globally, Wing is well on its way to exceeding the 100,000 customer mark, as well as hundreds of thousands of test flights. Logan residents ordered nearly 4,500 deliveries in the first week of August, which means that a Logan resident received an average of a drone delivery almost once every 30 seconds during our service hours. ” products to people around the world without having to rely on drivers or delivery trucks. It’s why UPS, Uber and Amazon are also working on drone delivery. The company works with more than 30 partners around the world, including local coffee shops and national brands like Walgreens. Local businesses can also contact the company directly to get involved. In 2020, Wing partnered with a Virginia school district to deliver library books during the pandemic. In 2019, Wing became the first drone delivery company to gain approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which allowed the company to start dropping packages. Wing currently operates in the US, Finland and Australia. “What sets the Logan operation apart is that it is a live, automated and on-demand service. When an order arrives, Wing’s software systems dispatch the best aircraft to deliver between Wing’s multiple operating sites. Then, our systems use data on the operating environment – Wing’s software runs and analyzes 15 million simulations every day to analyze changes in weather and terrain, test our delivery systems, and continually improve our journey. . This technology has allowed our Logan customers to start their days with more than 10,000 cups of fresh coffee brewed by a barista over the past year, delivered straight to their doorstep. As their kids switched to distance learning, parents ordered more than 1,700 snack packs to keep the breaks interesting. And we flew over 1,200 chooks (which means roast chicken in Australian) just in time for dinner ”.