Walgreens & Alphabet Launch Inaugural Drone Deliveries In DFWWalgreens announced earlier this month that it will be working with Alphabet’s subsidiary, Wing, to launch
drone delivery services in the first major U.S. city.The service, which is initially launching in the
Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) metroplex, is meant to be a pilot, as the company eventually hopes to expand drone delivery to other cities.
The entire process has been systematically designed: Customers in the DFW area will be able to
order via Wing’s mobile app. Walgreens team members will then be notified of incoming orders on Wing-provided tablets and will locate the items on the shelves and package them.
After attending training validated by the FAA, they have been cleared to
attach these packages to the drones, which are waiting on charging pads in the parking lot. Once attached, Wing associates
oversee delivery to doorsteps, backyards or whatever preferred location customers choose at their home.
