Wing, the drone delivery firm under Google parent Alphabet, delivers a package to a family in Virginia as part of the company's validation testing with the FAA. Wing executives said they’ll ask residents and businesses in southwestern Virginia what they want delivered, as they have in Australia, where the company received permission to expand operations. Wing is partnering with Virginia Tech and other firms as part of a federal drone integration pilot program. On privacy, Wing said its drones have a downward-facing camera “used exclusively for navigation.”If the GPS navigation tools cut out, “the camera measures speed, latitude and longitude in its place. Wing takes privacy extremely seriously and actively avoids capturing any more data than is necessary for the safe operation of its drones,” the company said.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2019 13:37 UTC