I’m not one that would use DoorDash or Grubhub with improperly vetted delivery drivers. Once we ordered a pizza from a local business that used to have their own delivery driver, but it came by one of these gig economy services, and that was end of that. And sometimes while eating out we see the people collecting take out for customers with warmer bags, and though some seem fine, some not so much. And we’ve probably all read the stories of extreme cases of these delivery drivers eating food to rubbing things on their privates all because their tip wasn’t enough, so it boggles my mind why people trust these services and their random workers? And I wouldn’t be too fond of these heavy drones flying over my head either, as there was just a news report of a drone severely injuring a young boy at a drone show. And watching YouTubers, even their more sophisticated drones malfunction and destroy themselves after a while. Consequently, the real push for higher wages is really about making robot workers more cost effective and to drive further development, which all favors the megacorps and their OCGFC owners, who are plotting how to get rid of all the people they’ll no longer need.
by Tyler Durden
Just what we need at the peak of drone hysteria – more drones in the skies over the U.S.
But this latest batch will be courtesy of Google’s parent company Alphabet, whose subsidiary Wing will be “expanding its drone delivery service to DoorDash customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex”, according to The Verge.
Wing’s drones are designed for small parcel delivery, combining vertical takeoff with fixed-wing forward flight for speed and range. Powered by electric batteries, they feature redundant systems like extra propellers for safety.
And starting last week, DoorDash users in Frisco and Fort Worth can receive drone deliveries from 50 local merchants, with items arriving in as little as 15 minutes, via Wing, the report says.
The drones fly at speeds up to 65 mph and hover at 150 feet to safely lower orders. Eligible Dallas-Fort Worth addresses can access this option, and locals can check eligibility on Wing’s website.
The Verge reports that Wing has completed over 400,000 global deliveries since its first U.S. pilot in 2019.
Previously, it had partnered with DoorDash in Australia and Virginia, the latter focusing on Wendy’s deliveries. In Dallas-Fort Worth, Wing has worked with Walgreens for airdrops, while Walmart runs its own drone program in collaboration with Wing and Zipline.
Wing launched takeout deliveries in Bonython, Australia, in January 2019. By April 2019, it became the first drone company to earn an FAA Air Operator’s Certificate to operate as an airline in the U.S. In early 2022, it completed over 50,000 deliveries.