Google Announces Drone Delivery Network

 

Network of Wing Delivery Services 
Several companies worldwide have been developing drone technologies designed to improve last-mile delivery by integrating them with ground transportation. Wing’s ultimate goal is to create an automated logistics system that moves millions of packages daily to deliver packages to people more efficiently and safely. 
Until now, the industry has been primarily focused on drones themselves. That means it has been designing, testing, and iterating on airplanes, rather than trying to find the best way to utilize an entire fleet to deliver efficiently. The company officials assure us that the way Wing delivers its services is not the same as the way other companies do it. 
According to Wing, the efficiency of drone operations will be improved by operating them as part of a network. As part of the testing of the technology, Wing will deliver up to 1,000 packages per day to Logan, Australia, where the company is testing the technology at scale. 
Additionally, the company has begun experimenting with the delivery of goods using drones in the suburb of Lusk in Dublin. As part of the discussions between the company and the Department for Transport and the Civil

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