Wing · delivery drone
Wing delivery drone
A small hybrid drone that takes off like a multicopter and cruises on a wing. Its software plans each route and avoids obstacles and aircraft; pilots oversee the system rather than fly individual drones, and parcels are lowered on a tether.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2019
- Fleet
- —See details below
- Speed
- 97.0 km/hFaster than 60%
- Range
- 19 kmPer charge or tank
Why it matters
In April 2019 Wing became the first drone delivery company to receive an FAA air carrier certificate, letting it run as an airline in the US.
Real-world use
Over 1 million commercial deliveries; Walmart service in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston with expansion toward nearly 20 US markets (TechCrunch, June 2026). Also flies in Australia and Finland.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2014
- Released
- 2019-04
Maker
WingCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Greater Houston and other US metros; Canberra and Logan, Australia; Helsinki, Finland
- Driverless since
- 2019
- Fleet
- not published
- Rides, miles or loads
- more than 1 million commercial deliveries (TechCrunch, June 2026)
How it stacks up
Against other delivery drones that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Wing delivery drone is faster than 60% of the 5 other delivery drones that publish a speed. Bars show the 5 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, payload, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Wing delivery drone gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- 6 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
From the maker
Wing delivery drone is the only vehicle from Wing (Alphabet) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
6 reported deployments.
- Deployed
Wing with Walmart · Dallas · since 2022-04
Wing has delivered by drone across the Dallas-Fort Worth area since its first delivery in a Frisco park in 2022. more than 75,000 deliveries in the Dallas area (Wing, Apr 2025) Wing
- Deployed
Wing with Walmart · Atlanta · since 2025-12-03
Wing began drone delivery from six Walmart stores across Metro Atlanta, including Woodstock, Conyers and McDonough, on 3 December 2025. six Walmart stores at launch Wing
- Deployed
Wing with Walmart · Houston · since 2026-01-15
Wing began drone delivery from five Walmart stores in Greater Houston (Crosby, Katy, Houston, Kemah) on 15 January 2026. five Walmart stores at launch Wing
- Deployed
Wing with DoorDash · The Arboretum Shopping Center · Charlotte · since 2025-05-14
Wing delivers DoorDash restaurant orders by drone from The Arboretum Shopping Center in south Charlotte to homes within about four miles. Wing
- Deployed
Wing with Walmart · Orlando · since 2026-07-29
Wing and Walmart started drone delivery in Greater Orlando, from stores including Apopka and Clermont, on 29 July 2026. Wing
- Deployed
Wing with Apian and the NHS · St George's Hospital, Tooting · London
Wing flies blood samples and medical supplies between St George's Hospital and Nelson Health Centre in South West London for the NHS with Apian. Wing
Sources
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