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Wing Drone Deliveries Are Expanding to the San Francisco Bay Area This Year
Wing aims to build a national drone logistics network by expanding in the Bay Area, completing over 750,000 deliveries and serving more than 2 million people nationwide.
- On March 23, Alphabet-owned Wing said it plans to begin drone deliveries to homes in California's San Francisco Bay Area in the coming months, extending its rollout to an early testing ground.
- As a homecoming to its Moonshot roots, Wing framed the Bay Area expansion as key to building a national drone logistics network, the company said.
- The drones use a hybrid vertical take-off, fixed-wing design to carry up to five pounds and lower packages by tether within roughly a 6-mile radius, with deliveries in 10, 30 minutes, Wing app, Walmart, and DoorDash.
- Regulators currently limit operations, and the Federal Aviation Administration tightly regulates airspace; Wing did not name specific Bay Area neighborhoods or exact launch dates but offers sign-ups on Wing's website.
- Amid a crowded race for last-mile delivery, Wing has completed over 750,000 deliveries and serves more than two million customers, with partnerships aiming to reach around 40 million people.
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