Drone Delivery: Future Reality

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Google's next big bet: Taking drone deliveries mainstream

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Wing, a drone delivery venture owned by Google , has been building its operations since 2012 .

Its drones have made more than 400,000 deliveries in the US , Europe , and Australia .

The drones cruise at a height of about 150 feet and travel roughly 65 miles per hour .

Customers are mostly ordering what Woodworth calls "forgotten goods".

" Project Wing " began as an idea under Alphabet ’s research lab that focuses on moonshot projects (known as X) Alphabet 's "other bets" businesses that have raised capital include Waymo , Verily , Intrinsic , and Isomorphic Labs .

Analysts say Wing is part of a broader transportation vision at Google .

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