Drone delivery investment signals a commitment to yet another change and soon to be a shift in our expectations. Wing offers autonomous lightweight drone delivery. Have a look Inside Wing’s secret testing facility,
Wing partners with Walmart in Frisco near Dallas Fort-Worth
Wing boasts “better automated delivery with partnerships that scale”, alongside a key partnership being announced with Walmart in the Frisco area outside of Dallas Fort-Worth.
The number one question we get from folks around the Dallas area is when drone delivery will be available at THEIR homes. In the short term, this news means there will be two additional Wing service areas in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro.
We’ll start at the Walmart Supercenter at 8555 Preston Road in Frisco, adding a large section of central and eastern Frisco to the service area (our most-requested expansion area since we first launched in western Frisco in 2021). – Wing’s Blog
Wing roles out a pilot program (no pun intended), or should we say pilot-less program for drone delivery services in the Frisco neighborhood near Dallas Fort-Worth. The collaboration begins with the Walmart Supercenter at 8555 Preston Road in Frisco location. Their approach is taking into consideration the unique conditions of each address where delivery is enabled to ensure it has adequate space for receiving a delivery safely. Updates, and assessments are being made in an ongoing basis.
In addition new drone delivery services are rolling out in Christiansburg Virgina. Wing delivery partners included Walgreens, FedEx and local Retailer Sugar Magnolia, followed by El Grand Rodeo, Mockingbird Cafe and Brugh Coffee.
Following a Center for Economic and Community Engagement Study, researches concluded that after operating for a period of 5 or more years in a large city this type of service could reduce approximately 580 crashes and reduce 113,000 tons of CO2 per year (in terms of CO2 reduction that’s equivalent to removing 24,000 cars from the road).
Operating drones as a network, a smart network of autonomous drone delivery vehicles capable of managing their own charging intervals. Three key components include the drones, the charging pads and the loaders. Using these three elements the drones can determine the most efficient route for pickup, delivery and charging, and leverages a highly automated system for managing the network.
Credits, Sources and Resources
Google Company Unveils Drone Delivery, BBC
Wing’s Youtube Channel
USA Today, Drone Delivery
Wing’s Walmart Partnership
Drone Delivery Turns Two – Virgina Tech News
