Walgreens, Alphabet’s Wing kick off drone delivery service in major metro area

The partnership marks the first commercial drone delivery service in a major U.S. metropolitan area, according to the companies. DFW is the U.S.’s fourth-largest metro area with 117 suburbs fanning out from the city center. The amount of public space and accessible households made it an ideal location for this industry-first partnership, company executives said in an announcement.

Walgreens kicked off a pilot with Wing in 2019 to test small-scale drone deliveries in the Virginia town of Christiansburg.