DronesDelivery drone service
Wing
Wing, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, runs small self-flying drones that carry light packages from stores to homes. Its biggest partner is Walmart. DroneXL drone delivery guide, updated 16 Oct 2026
- Evidence
- Independently reported
- Human help
- Remote operators
- Last milestone
- 21 Oct 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Walmart deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth, metro Atlanta, Greater Houston, Charlotte and Greater Orlando. DroneXL Wing operator tracker, updated 12 Oct 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Flights are automated. Licensed pilots in a control center watch several flights at once but do not steer the drones, and local staff go out when a drone needs a hand. Dallas Innovates, 12 Dec 2022
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said12 Jan 2026
Drone delivery from more than 270 Walmart stores in 2027
Walmart and Wing said drone delivery would cover more than 270 Walmart stores in 2027. Retail Dive, 12 Jan 2026
Still pendingWalmart ran drone delivery from 66 stores (Wing and Zipline together) as of May 2026.
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: The FAA certified Wing as an air carrier, the licence an airline needs. It was the first drone delivery company to get it (23 April 2019).
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Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
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Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. DroneXL's own records list no Wing crash or off-site landing in the US as of 12 Oct 2026; Wing did not answer DroneXL's question about incidents. Wing also flies outside the US, which we did not research.
Sources
- 01DroneXL drone delivery guide, updated 16 Oct 2026
- 02DroneXL Wing operator tracker, updated 12 Oct 2026
- 03Dallas Innovates, 12 Dec 2022
- 04DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026
- 05DroneXL, 22 Oct 2026
- 06DroneXL, 29 July 2026
- 07DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026
- 08Retail Dive, 12 Jan 2026
- 09Wing news, 18 Oct 2019
- 10CNBC, 24 Apr 2019
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Wing (Wing (Alphabet)): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/wing. Checked 19 October 2026.
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