{"id":14826,"date":"2022-12-05T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.adeptasiaconsulting.com\/?p=14826"},"modified":"2022-06-19T07:12:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T00:12:29","slug":"wing-will-test-drone-delivery-in-the-us-with-walgreens-and-fedex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.adeptasiaconsulting.com\/wing-will-test-drone-delivery-in-the-us-with-walgreens-and-fedex\/","title":{"rendered":"Wing will test drone delivery in the US with Walgreens and FedEx"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wing, the drone delivery company that started its life within the Google <\/a> X lab before spinning out into its own thing under the Alphabet umbrella, is prepping for takeoff.<\/p>\n

The company announced this morning that it\u2019s launching a test program in Virginia with Walgreens, <\/a> FedEx <\/a> and local retailer Sugar Magnolia.<\/p>\n

As part of the program, Wing will be able to deliver kids\u2019 snacks (goldfish, water, gummy bears and yogurt were mentioned as examples) and over-the-counter meds (like Tylenol or cough drops) from Walgreens, select packages from FedEx Express and sweets and stationary from Sugar Magnolia.<\/p>\n

Alas, unless you\u2019re one of the roughly 22,000 people in Christiansburg, Va. and<\/em> happen to be in a neighborhood they\u2019ve deemed eligible, you\u2019re not going to be able to check it out just yet. Wing says the pilot program is limited to the small Montgomery County town for now as they work with locals to figure out what works and what doesn\u2019t. The company declined to give any sort of timeline for when the program might expand to other parts of the U.S.<\/p>\n

So how does it work?<\/p>\n

When the customer places an order, one of Wing\u2019s delivery drones heads for a pickup location. As Wing\u2019s drones are only allowed to takeoff or land in specific locations, pickups and deliveries are handled via a tether, with the drone itself hovering about 20 feet in the air. Once at the pickup location, a tether is lowered and a human operator hooks the package onto the line. The drone winches the package into the air, secures it, and heads for its destination.<\/p>\n

Once in flight, Wing says its drone cruises at about 60-70mph, with a range of about six miles each way. Once the drone arrives at the delivery location, the same tether line lowers the package. When the drone detects that the package has reached the ground, the package is released and the drone heads back home. All in all, Wing estimates they can make a delivery within about 10 minutes of a customer finalizing their order.<\/p>\n

And if the tether gets stuck on something, or someone tries to grab it and tug it down? The drone is designed to detect the resistance and release the tether, dropping the line to the ground.<\/p>\n

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Wing says its drone can currently handle a payload of about 3 lbs, with the drone itself weighing roughly 10 lbs.<\/p>\n

Wing won\u2019t charge pilot program customers for delivery; customers will pay the store\u2019s sticker price, and delivery during this test phase will be free.<\/p>\n

Wing says the first deliveries should start next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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