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250,000 Melbourne Residents Now Eligible for Drone Delivery

Alphabet drone delivery arm Wing launches its largest distribution area yet in Australia, with thousands eligible for delivery through the DoorDash app.

Jack Daleo

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:26 PM ET

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Wing drones lift off from the parking lot of a Walmart Supercenter in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. [Courtesy: Wing]

Key Takeaways:

Wing, Alphabet's drone delivery service, has significantly expanded its operations in Melbourne, Australia, enabling over 250,000 residents to order food and household items via drone through the DoorDash app.
This expansion represents Wing's largest delivery area in Australia and leverages new regulatory approvals allowing a single pilot to monitor up to 50 drones, a substantial increase due to demonstrated safety.
Wing is pursuing a strategy of direct integration with major platforms like DoorDash and Walmart for diverse deliveries and is also piloting healthcare drone delivery services in the UK and Ireland.

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Melbourne residents, check your DoorDash app—you could make your food fly.

Wing, the drone delivery venture of Google parent Alphabet, on Wednesday announced it is expanding to Melbourne and the Australian state of Victoria along with its food delivery partner. More than 250,000 residents can now order food, drinks, and household items by drone, straight to their backyard, directly through the DoorDash app.

Jack Daleo

Jack is a staff writer covering advanced air mobility, including everything from drones to unmanned aircraft systems to space travel—and a whole lot more. He spent close to two years reporting on drone delivery for FreightWaves, covering the biggest news and developments in the space and connecting with industry executives and experts. Jack is also a basketball aficionado, a frequent traveler and a lover of all things logistics.