Alphabet's Drones Delivered 10,000 Cups of Coffee, 1,200 Roast Chickens In the Last Year (cnbc.com) 30
Alphabet's drone company Wing delivered 10,000 cups of coffee, 1,700 snack packs and 1,200 roast chickens to customers in Logan, Australia, over the last year, the company said Wednesday in a blog post outlining its progress. CNBC reports: Wing was launched in 2019 in Australia, following a series of drone tests that began in 2014. The service, which was initially part of Alphabet's experimental research division, allows users to order items such as food through a mobile app and is fast approaching 100,000 deliveries since its launch. Wing hopes to one day deliver products to people all over the world without having to rely on drivers or delivery trucks like other companies.
The company works with more than 30 partners globally, including local coffee shops and national brands such as Walgreens, according to a February blog post. Local businesses can also reach out directly to the company to get involved. In 2020, Wing partnered with a Virginia school district to deliver library books during the pandemic.
The company works with more than 30 partners globally, including local coffee shops and national brands such as Walgreens, according to a February blog post. Local businesses can also reach out directly to the company to get involved. In 2020, Wing partnered with a Virginia school district to deliver library books during the pandemic.
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Drones of this nature aren't cheap. You'd get a nice felony charge.
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You trespass on my property, you get pelted. Stay on the road and you're fine.
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Where's a ten gauge when you need one??
Just make sure and use a four-gauge:
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Where's a ten gauge when you need one??
For Logan? I think you'll need a nuke to take care of that place.
Lots of drugs, vandalism, violent crime. The whole city council was sacked for corruption.
Not quite Detroit, but still a shithole.
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https://www.myschool.edu.au/sc... [myschool.edu.au]
Cocky (Score:1)
Google is getting cocky.
Bonus Round! (Score:3)
Right now I would love a chicken and snack pack, topped off with a fresh, steaming coffee. It's perfect I tell yo... fucckin' Australia! That's about right.
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This would work nicely for rural areas that currently drivers don't want to do. Or if one lives in the bad part of town, it would be safer having it delivered to one's window. Come Christmas even Santa could rent these out for deliveries.
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Interesting that it's Alphabet doing this and not Amazon though. I was worried that Amazon might monopolize drone delivery very quickly, but it seems that there is decent competition available to even smaller businesses.
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It's Alphabet. So, service to be discontinued permanently in six months. Amazon monopoly still quite possible.
And the next Google project to be canceledâ&# (Score:3)
⦠is there any question?
Re:And the next Google project to be canceledâ (Score:1)
'Tis better to have scaled up and get cancelled, than to never be funded at all..
Re:And the next Google project to be canceledâ (Score:3)
Just wait (Score:4, Funny)
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Everything loves to eat a bird, and birds love chicken. I used to have a sun conure and it was probably her favorite food. Even deer eat nests full of baby birds. Crunchy!
Looks like fake news (Score:2)
Dear Logan, (Score:2)
Northside is still > than Southside
Just sayin'
Get dressed! And walk your happy butt outside! (Score:1)
I need a delivery service that WON'T bring it to my door. In
GPS does not seem accurate enough for delivery (Score:2)
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From novatek [novatel.com]:
RTK is relative. The position is relative to an RTK base station, which must be within 40km. It also needs an excellent view of the sky - no trees or anything else. In other words a drone + RTK is a match made in heaven.
Re: GPS does not seem accurate enough for delivery (Score:2)
Re: GPS does not seem accurate enough for deliver (Score:1)
even with 4G mobile, these drones would have a precise enough vector space to position accurately
So... 1 cup of coffee per hour? (Score:1)
Seriously?? (Score:1)
You need a *drone* to bring you your cup of liquid "Work harder in your hamster wheel!" drug??
If there ever was an example of both its uselessness and the end stage of degeneration we're living in...
Re: Seriously?? (Score:2)
I'll be impressed... (Score:2)
I'll be impressed when they start delivering babies.