SMARTER • LIFESTYLE
Drone-ready apartment towers
The way of the future for community developments? Flying car launch pads, rooftop drone
of gelato, chocolate and golfing gear
on the back of an 18-month trial with
landing pads… no, it’s not from
via drones.
over 3,000 deliveries.
In 2018, Wing, by Google's overarching
In 2019 the project was given the green
company Alphabet, commenced a
light and the number of suburbs to
trial delivering burritos, coffee and
have access to drone deliveries has
medication to homes by drone.
since increased.
service in Canberra
Businesses including Bakers Delight,
Also expected to significantly increase
Guzman Y Gomez, Pure Gelato and
is the number of retail merchants
Residents in a suburb on the fringes of
The Iconic were among the first local
signing up.
Canberra are already enjoying delivery
businesses to take part in the service,
Wing predicts that drones could end
an episode of The Jetsons, these futuristic concepts are happening now, and in Australia.
World-first drone delivery
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