Walmart’s Drone Delivery Is Taking Off
Walmart’s drone delivery program just got a serious upgrade.
In partnership with Wing, Alphabet’s drone division, the retail giant will expand its 30-minute drop-off service to five new metro areas: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa.
That brings drone delivery to more than 100 additional Walmart stores, adding momentum to a service that’s already humming in Dallas – Fort Worth and Northwest Arkansas.
The setup is simple: you order through the Wing app (Walmart is working on direct integration), and within half an hour, a drone arrives, hovers, and lowers your package to the ground via tether. These drones fly up to 65 mph and can carry up to five pounds — perfect for eggs, baby wipes, snacks, and the other daily essentials. If you’re a Walmart+ member, delivery is free. Otherwise, it’s $19.99.
Wing’s FAA-approved flights can travel beyond visual line-of-sight, meaning they don’t need pilots stationed nearby.
Drone delivery isn’t just a gimmick. It’s real innovation for last-mile logistics.
Walmart’s betting this is the future of local delivery. And judging by how smoothly things are scaling, they might be right.
Read Wing’s official press release here.
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