Google tests drone delivery in Australia

 

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google last week announced that it has been testing a small fleet of drones in Australia in an effort to remove "the friction of moving things around" as part of an initiative called "Project Wing."

 

"Project Wing aspires to take another big chunk of the remaining friction out of moving things around in the world," noted Astro Teller, captian of Moonshots, Google[x], in a video announcement. Google has been looking into developing the delivery service for two years in Australia. "The next phase is to take the momentum and the enthusiasm that we've built internally and now drive it toward enabling the dream of delivering stuff more quickly," added Dave Vos, lead of Project Wing. 

 

According to reports, the drones fly between a range of approximately 130 feet to 195 feet, and as far as 1 km away from the source site. To date, Google has conducted more than 30 successful deliveries and is now reviewing the program from the company's headquarters for next steps.