"Wing sets up a group of drones called a "nest" in the back of Walmart's parking lot. Workers pack small cardboard boxes with a customer's order, and place the package in a designated area for the drone to hover over. Then, it releases a tether to retrieve the package from the ground, retracts its tether with the package, and begins its flight to the customer's house -- provided their house is within six miles of the store."
"It's a bird, it's a plane -- actually, it's a Wing delivery drone, and it's carrying your neighbor's last-minute grocery item from the nearby Walmart. Wing, an independent company under Alphabet (Google's parent company), began service in metropolitan Atlanta early December, in partnership with Walmart. The metro Atlanta area is the first US metropolitan area to receive service outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area, as Wing attempts to lead the ongoing drone delivery service race."
Wing, an independent company owned by Alphabet, launched drone delivery service in metropolitan Atlanta in partnership with Walmart. The service is available from participating Walmart Supercenters using Wing's styrofoam and carbon fiber drones. Drones operate from a "nest" in the store parking lot where employees place small packages for tether retrieval. Each drone can carry up to five pounds and deliver to addresses within six miles. Orders placed through the Wing app generate automated routes and aim for roughly 15-minute delivery windows, with about five minutes of flight time. Drones fly beyond visual line of sight under Wing's automated control.
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