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February 21, 2024

Cya Aus Post, Google-owned drone delivery service Wing is coming to Oz

When we were in lockdown and out of toilet paper, Google thought it would kill two birds with one...drone.

What's the key learning?

  • Google-owned drone delivery service Wing was sending toilet paper and medicine to US residents in lockdown. Now, as all good things do, Wing is coming to Australia
  • Wing will be doing last mile delivery for goods from a Vicinity Shopping Centre in Logan, Queensland
  • The "last mile" of delivery describes the final leg of getting your parcel to your door - but this segment is actually the most expensive and time consuming!

Background: Back in 2020, life was a 'lil different. We were in lockdown...and out of toilet paper. So, Google thought it would kill two birds with one...drone. And it created a company called Wing.

What happened: Wing was sending toilet paper and medicine to residents in the US state of Virginia who were in lockdown. Now, as all good things do, Wing is coming to Australia.

What else: Wing has inked a deal with owner of Aussie shopping centres, Vicinity Centres. Now, the Wing drone will be doing the last mile delivery for goods from a Vicinity Shopping Centre in Logan, Queensland. And it could be going national soon!

So what's the key learning?

💡The "last mile" of delivery is a term that literally describes the final leg of getting your parcel to your door. But this segment in the delivery process is actually the most expensive and time consuming.

💡The last couple of miles of delivery makes up 15 to 20% of the total cost of shipping. In metro areas, delivery drivers get stuck wasting time in traffic, ringing doorbells, avoiding growling dogs and avoiding swooping magpies.

💡But Wing reckons drone deliveries are paving the way for the future of local deliveries...so we can say hello to shorter delivery times.

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