Wing teams with DoorDash, Brookfield Properties for drone delivery in Dallas

Wing, a drone delivery company owned by Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) (GOOG,GOOGL), said in a blog post earlier on Wednesday: “Santa won’t be the only one flying through the skies with boxes full of goodies this holiday season. Wing is excited to announce that it’s partnering with DoorDash (DASH) and Brookfield Properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, offering ultra-fast drone delivery from local malls just in time for the holidays. Launching at Brookfield Properties’ Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, this will be a first-of-its-kind service for American shopping malls. More than 50 merchants will be available for drone delivery through the DoorDash app. Wing’s highly automated drones can deliver items and meals to doorsteps in as little as 15 minutes. The drones can navigate to the delivery location at a speed of 65 mph and a cruising height of about 150 feet before safely lowering the delivery to the ground. Wing has been operating in the U.S. for the past 5 years, and has completed more than 400,000 commercial deliveries worldwide.Beginning today, when DoorDash customers with an eligible address in Dallas-Fort Worth place a qualifying order in the DoorDash app, they will see the option to have their items delivered by drone on the checkout page. Once they select drone delivery and place their order, it will be prepared, packaged and delivered via a Wing drone…”