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Google Announces Drone Delivery Network

With drone delivery networks, Alphabet's subsidiary, Google, hopes to handle millions of orders in a year.

 


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 Aviation Authority, it said it and other companies were involved. These talks are about establishing regulations to enable goods delivery, using drones in the UK, and approving them.

"Starting with Grocery Delivery" 

In a statement, Woodworth said the delivery system would look more like the infrastructure of a modern data network than the architecture of conventional transportation. 

It started with a trial program where they delivered groceries and ready-to-eat food such as coffee in the first few weeks. For now, drone deliveries are not subject to an additional charge for consumers. 

There is no information about what the final cost of these services may be provided by the company. To remain financially viable, drone companies are expected to take on more deliveries than they are currently doing. 

In the Context of Big Data 

A member of the University of the West of England's management committee, Dr. Steve Wright said it was not surprising that Wing is among the companies trying to achieve this. In addition to working on the drones themselves, everyone is also thinking about the bigger picture. 

These drones will operate night and day for a considerable period, unlike anything that has ever been achieved.   

Regulatory issues are the first issue that is being debated at the moment. Nevertheless, there is a significant question to be addressed, how to manage and direct such a large number of robots. 

The fact that Wing and Amazon have one legacy in common - Big Data - is not just a coincidence in Dr. Steve's opinion, but rather one of a kind.
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