Drone Deliveries to Your Door
Google Wins First FAA Approval to Deliver Packages by Drones
Starts in Virginia
Google is now on its way to deliver packages to your door by drones. Google just won the FAA's first approval for package deliveries by drones. Drone delivery is approved to start in Virginia. The operator is Google spinoff Drone Delivery Business. The FAA has approved the drone company as a small airline. This ushers in the beginning of package delivery in the US by drones. Google is expected to deploy drone deliveries within a few months,
Google Project Wing
The Google drone delivery service works this way. The drone delivers the package by tether and drops it on your doorstep as it hovers above. The system is expected to slash delivery times and costs. Not everyone is in favor. A recent survey found that 50% of Americans aren't comfortable with drones delivering packages in their neighborhoods and to their homes.
Crowded Skies
There is also a lot of competition in this arena, including from Amazon. The Google approval is expected to make competitors' approvals easier. The FAA has given Google full federal authority to start dropping packages from drones down to customers. Virginia authorities are also onboard. Google can also apply to the FAA to expand operations into other regions of the US. For a look at "How to Travel in the Future", my book on travel and transporation innovations, go to amazon.com/author/ekane for a free borrow or sample read.
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Starts in Virginia
Google is now on its way to deliver packages to your door by drones. Google just won the FAA's first approval for package deliveries by drones. Drone delivery is approved to start in Virginia. The operator is Google spinoff Drone Delivery Business. The FAA has approved the drone company as a small airline. This ushers in the beginning of package delivery in the US by drones. Google is expected to deploy drone deliveries within a few months,
Google Project Wing
The Google drone delivery service works this way. The drone delivers the package by tether and drops it on your doorstep as it hovers above. The system is expected to slash delivery times and costs. Not everyone is in favor. A recent survey found that 50% of Americans aren't comfortable with drones delivering packages in their neighborhoods and to their homes.
Crowded Skies
There is also a lot of competition in this arena, including from Amazon. The Google approval is expected to make competitors' approvals easier. The FAA has given Google full federal authority to start dropping packages from drones down to customers. Virginia authorities are also onboard. Google can also apply to the FAA to expand operations into other regions of the US. For a look at "How to Travel in the Future", my book on travel and transporation innovations, go to amazon.com/author/ekane for a free borrow or sample read.
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