Alphabet’s Wing to begin biggest US drone-delivery test in Texas


Wing will be selling items from a Walgreens store and is also working with other companies to deliver ice cream, pet medications and first aid kits, the company said. — Wing

Alphabet Inc’s Wing is set to begin the largest drone-delivery test programme so far in the US, starting Thursday in the Dallas suburbs.

Wing LLC, which had announced its intention to begin the Texas deliveries last October, has obtained permission for the programme from the US Federal Aviation Administration, the company said in a statement on April 4.

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