Google's drone company Wing unveils 'aircraft library'

<p>Sometimes you need a big drone. Sometimes a small one will do. Some deliveries are urgent. Others are far away. For each, a slightly different drone would be the optimal solution. That's why Google sister company and Alphabet portfolio company Wing has built an 'aircraft library' ... a vault of drone types it can pull out and get in the air relatively quickly.</p> <p>In this Techfirst , we chat with Wing CEO Adam Woodworth about the company's 'aircraft library,' about drone development, about what drones will do to the delivery ecosystem, and about the future of Wing.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Questions we address:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Why do we need drone delivery?</li> <li>Crystal ball: how big does drone delivery become? What percentage?</li> <li>You have unique aircraft: fixed-wing aircraft that are also drones … why?</li> <li>You’re releasing something called the aircraft library … what is it?</li> <li>What will it allow you to do?</li> <li>Where will that become useful?</li> <li>What are the critical technologies you’ve had to master to date to get Wing to this point?</li> <li>What remains to be solved?</li> <li>Expansion plans?</li> <li>When will drone delivery be as normal as an Amazon truck rolling the neighborhood?</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Podcast links:</strong></p> <p>Support TechFirst with $SMRT coins: https://rally.io/creator/SMRT/</p> <p>Buy $SMRT to join a community focused on tech for good: the emerging world of smart matter. Access my private Slack, get your name in my book, suggest speakers for TechFirst ... and support my work.</p> <ul> <li>TechFirst transcripts: https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/</li> <li>Forbes columns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/&nbsp;</li> <li>Full videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnkoetsier?sub_confirmation=1&nbsp;</li> <li>Keep in touch: https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><br></p>