Wing drone deliveries of DoorDash orders to launch in Australia

Drone delivery company Wing is moving to increase in a single swoop the potential number of food orders it transports by striking a new partnership with DoorDash in Australia.

Wing said it will be launching its drone delivery service as a new option on the DoorDash app in a limited number of Queensland neighborhoods beginning this week. The initial trial run will be introduced in nine communities around its booming Logan market, then be gradually broadened to other areas the company operates in around Australia.

Wing says its link-up with DoorDash is the first of its kind for both companies, with its offer of rapid drone delivery service through another marketplace’s app representing an unprecedented step for the Alphabet-owned startup. The move could eventually become a significant business multiplier by introducing aerial transport as an option for the diverse range of restaurant and food outlets for whom DoorDash orchestrates deliveries.

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