Alphabet Aims to Begin Drone Deliveries in 2017

Reuters: Alphabet, the new holding company for Google, expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones sometime in 2017. David Vos, the leader for Alphabet’s Project Wing, said his company is in talks with the Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholders about setting up an air traffic control system for drones that would use cellular and Internet technology to coordinate unmanned aerial vehicle flights at altitudes under 500 feet.