Project Wing
Project Wing uses Wing Hummingbird drones for delivery. Project Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo a Wing Hummingbird drone from Project Wing arrives and sets down its package at the delivery location in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo James Burgess, CEO of Wing, demonstrates how products can be ordered online through an app while standing at the delivery location in Blacksburg, Va Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo Johnathan Bass of the Project Wing team orders a bottle of water to be delivered from the delivery site located in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo James Burgess, CEO of Wing, holds one of the company's drones prior to a delivery flight demonstration in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo a detailed view of the website that will be used by consumers to monitor and learn about drones they may see or hear nearby is displayed in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, a Wing Hummingbird drone from Project Wing sits on its launch pad and awaits flight at Kentland Farms in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, Brianna Smith and her son Jack, 2, watch as an incoming Wing Hummingbird drone delivers a package to their home in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo a member of Project Wing loads the Wing Hummingbird drone with a package to deliver during a delivery flight demonstration at Kentland Farms in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo a Wing Hummingbird drone carries a package of ice cream and popsicles as it leaves its launch site during a delivery flight demonstration in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, Aug, 7, 2018, photo Brianna Smith and her son Jack, 2, approach a recently delivered package at their home in Blacksburg, Va. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent corporation Alphabet, hasn't been allowed to fly long distances, over people and beyond the pilot's line of sight. That changed when Virginia was selected as one of 10 areas to participate in an experimental program that would lower barriers on the technology.
Michael Shroyer Associated Press