The drone, however, was flown by Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent firm Alphabet. Wing’s drones fly autonomously as both fixed-wing aircraft and hovering copters, delivering food and drinks across small distances of less than 10 minutes. The firm now operates in three countries: the United States, Finland, and Australia, with particular success in the Australian suburbs.
Wing delivered to over 100,000 clients in Brisbane, where the incident occurred, in August of last year, and has made approximately 200,000 deliveries as of March of this year. Wing claims that drone deliveries are best suited to suburban areas since they have a high consumer base, favorable flying conditions, and are not as effectively supplied by delivery businesses as cities.
