Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Daily Money: Sushi delivered by drone? Google is testing it out

Google is the latest player to jump into drone deliveries, joining Amazon and Walmart. It recently delivered a package to Coors Field in Denver.

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Tue May 23 2023

 

Paul Davidson  Economics and Jobs Reporter

Drone Delivery

Google has invested heavily in drone-delivery technology. In a big city in Australia, it's plunking down packages and sushi dinners from autonomous aerial vehicles as often as every 25 seconds.

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Happy Tuesday! It's Paul Davidson bringing you the latest headlines from The Daily Money.

Google is diving into the drone delivery space.

An electric Google Wing recently dropped a package in Denver's Coors Field to demonstrate the company's ability to fly drones in major U.S. cities. It also marked the first delivery to a professional sports stadium.

Google has invested heavily in drone-delivery technology. In a big city in Australia, it's plunking down packages and sushi dinners from autonomous aerial vehicles as often as every 25 seconds.

Amazon and Walmart have already delivered packages to some U.S. cities but the practice is still mostly in the trial stage because of regulatory restrictions in this country.

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