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  1. Android News

    Alphabet's burrito-by-drone deliveries now fly in Australia

    Google X Labs has announced that Project Wing drone deliveries are now being tested in Australia. As with the initial tests, they will look to deliver burritos, but Google has also partnered with pharmacies to test prescription medicine, too.
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    Google talks about building an air traffic control system for drones

    Google has used their Project Wing division for a number of different experiments, but the latest involves an air traffic control system for drones. While still far from gaining approval, it could be what is needed for the government to allow retailers to send products to customers with drones.
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    Alphabet is cutting back funding for their Project Wing initiative

    After Google Access decided to stop their deployment of fiber in new cities due to financial issues, it seems Project Wing is having the same issues. Bloomberg is reporting that not only has funding been slowed, but they have also had to kill a partnership with Starbucks too.
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    Google's Project Wing drones are now delivering burritos

    Google's Project Wing is testing its drone delivery system at Virginia Polytechnic and State University by delivering burritos from Chipotle. The university's students and staff can join in on the test, but it does cost them $5.99 for the delivery service (the money goes to a local food bank)...
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    Alphabet will test Project Wing deliveries with Chipotle orders at Virginia Tech

    Project Wing has been in private testing phase for a while now, but the first commercial test will begin this month in Virginia. The FAA says that Alphabet can test their system at Virginia Tech with delivery orders from Chipotle.
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    Google finally gives its Project Wing moonshot a logo

    Project Wing is another one of Google's moonshot projects and up until now, the project was so new that it didn't even have a logo. This changes today as a recent trademark filing shows a yellow logo with a shadow underneath. I can only assume represents the drone flying through the air and...
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    Google patent filling shows how they can make drone deliveries safe and secure

    There's been a lot of worry about drones delivering packages and those drones hurting pets, damaging property or having delivered products stolen after being dropped off. A new patent filing from Google's Project Wing shows a vision that could make things much safer and more secure. Instead of...