Google is hoping to start commercial package delivery by drone in 2017, the head of its drone project said Monday.
Dave Vos, who leads Project Wing at Google X, was speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C., Reuters reported. His comments came a day before he is due to co-chair a key working group meeting on consumer drone regulation on Tuesday.
Google has been working on drone delivery efforts for at least a year and disclosed the project in August 2014 when it released a video showing prototype efforts in Australia.
GoogleIn a test, a Google drone lowers a package to the ground in Queensland, Australia.
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Source: Computer World