Google drone delivery set to begin for Australian residents

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‘Wing’ the drone delivery company announced on Tuesday that it’s delivering food and other items within minutes, to a limited number of homes. 9News

It's been more than five years since Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon's drone delivery plans on "60 Minutes." Since the excitement, progress has been slow.

Interest in drone delivery exploded in December 2013 when Bezos said drone delivery was likely four or five years into the future. But Amazon has only announced a small trial in Cambridge, England, near where it has tested drones.Drone deliveries in the United States have been more limited as companies wait on regulations that will allow fully autonomous drones to fly without being directly monitored by a human.

At first, Wing's deliveries will be limited to 100 households in three suburbs, Crace, Palmerston and Franklin. Wing expects to gradually expand to two more neighbourhoods in the coming months. Delivery will be free for the first three months.

 

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