According to a
announcement of the Alphabet subsidiary Wing Aviation, commercial parcels will be sent immediately by drone in the city of Christiansburg in the US state of Virginia. The company’s previous customers include the local sweets retailer Sugar Magnolia, the drugstore chain Walgreens and the logistics company Fedex. Wing Aviation has also announced that it is looking for additional partners.
The drones, which can reach speeds of up to 110 km/h, are controlled by human pilots located in the so-called „Wing’s Nest“ in the north of Christiansburg. The maximum payload weight of the drones is 1.5 kilograms. The drones themselves have a wingspan of one meter and weigh about five kilograms without load.
The delivery radius is currently still very limited at only ten kilometres. Customers can place orders from both retail partners...
