Walmart and Wing join forces for drone deliveries in Texas

Walmart already has a network of 11 drone hubs operating in the Dallas metro area.

received more than 1,200 packages from Wing’s drones, including 371 takeaway meals from a local Mexican restaurant and 210 blueberry muffins from a bakery.

Unfortunately, Wing’s announcement post suggests that it will be operating a drone delivery base at the two Walmart Supercenters, rather than using the AutoLoader system it. This means that Walmart staff will load each package into a drone that’s waiting outside on a charging pad which will then takeoff, deliver the package to the customer, before returning to its charging pad.

Still, it’s a fairly exciting time in the drone delivery space. Wing seems committed to finding a business and operational model that works—at least in large suburbs adjacent to major metro areas. And some of Walmart’s other partners are finding their own successes too. Zipline, which

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