"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 on Dec. 3, 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 tries to fly to the front of the ongoing drone delivery service race."
"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."
Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery service in metropolitan Atlanta on Dec. 3. Wing operates as an independent company under Alphabet. The metro Atlanta rollout is the first US metropolitan expansion beyond Dallas–Fort Worth. Drones offered to participating Walmart Supercenters are made of styrofoam and carbon fiber and can carry up to five pounds. Wing establishes a "nest" in store parking lots where workers place packed orders for tethered pickup. The Wing app automates route creation and aims to complete deliveries in about 15 minutes, with roughly five minutes of flight time. Drones operate beyond visual line of sight.
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