Walmart, Wing Expand Drone Delivery Network to 7 New U.S. Metro Areas
Yahoo Finance • • business
Key Points:
- Walmart and Alphabet's Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to seven new metro areas, aiming to build a 270-location network across the U.S.
- The new rollout includes Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City, following over one million completed commercial deliveries.
- Wing's drones can fly up to 60 mph and deliver packages directly to customers' yards or driveways within approximately 30 minutes, accessible via Walmart's app or the Wing app.
- The partnership has demonstrated strong customer adoption, with many users ordering drone deliveries multiple times per week, and Wing is collaborating with communities in new markets to reach 40 million U.S. residents.
- Wing originated within Google's X lab in 2012, became an independent Alphabet subsidiary in 2018, and was the first drone operator to receive an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate in 2019, providing a solid operational background for the expansion.