Company
Wing
Drone delivery company and Alphabet subsidiary.
- Founded
- 2012
- HQ
- Palo Alto, California
- Status
- active
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Models
2
Deployments
4
Patents
5
Overview
Drone delivery company and Alphabet subsidiary. Originated as a Google X moonshot (Project Wing, 2012) and graduated to an independent Alphabet company in 2018. Operates commercial autonomous drone delivery in the US (including the Dallas-Fort Worth metro via a Walmart partnership), Australia, and Europe, with 450,000+ deliveries reported and FAA package-delivery authorization.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
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Key facts
Parent
Alphabet subsidiary since 2018 (from Google X / Project Wing, 2012)
Category
Autonomous drone delivery
Scale
450,000+ deliveries reported (per Wing)
Regulatory
FAA-authorized package delivery
Data & sources
Press releases
6
News coverage
1
Patent documents
5
Web sources
6
18 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Wing Autoloader
Wing's curbside autoloading system: retail associates place an order on the device and the aircraft picks it up by tether with no further human intervention, enabling integration with existing stores.
Current platform
Wing Delivery Aircraft
Wing's fixed-wing/hover hybrid delivery drone that lowers packages by tether. The current generation carries about 2.5 lb (roughly 1.1 kg); a next-generation aircraft announced in 2024 roughly doubles payload to about 5 lb, part of Wing's multi-aircraft 'Aircraft Library' approach.
Wing on the deployment map
Where Wing's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Wing, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- What is an autonomous drone?
An autonomous drone is an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) whose flight is directed by onboard AI + autonomy stack rather than continuous human remote-piloting. Per DEPLOY's framework, the cohort splits across three classes with distinct verification anchors: new-defense (Anduril Roadrunner/Fury/Ghost/Bolt + Helsing HX-2/HF-1 + Shield AI V-BAT + Quantum Systems + Neros); legacy-prime (General Atomics MQ-9 lifecycle); commercial-civilian (Skydio + Zipline + Wing + Matternet + Brinc + Wingcopter + XAG + Percepto + Flytrex). Gating events split by class: BVLOS regulatory clearance for commercial; DoD contracts + fielded systems for defense. Editorial discipline: remotely-piloted-vs-autonomous honesty matters; MQ-9 + TB2 + Neros Archer are recorded as remotely-piloted, not autonomous. The framework resists 'drone = AI' inflation.
Current leadership (1)
- Adam Woodworth CEOIR-verified
Former / Previously (4)
- Adam Bry Google[x] Project Wing (early team)secondary-verified
- Abraham Bachrach Google[x] Project Wingsecondary-verified
- James Ryan Burgess CEO (2018-2022)secondary-verified
- Brandon Alexander Architect, Google[x] Project Wingsecondary-verified
Safety record
2 incidents on record (2 moderate). Most recent: Mar 2026.
Most recent: Mar 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Wing (2)
- Wing delivery drone crashes and catches fire after a Walmart delivery in Kemah, Texas2026-03-01 · Malfunction
- Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes2022-09-30 · Property damage
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (4)
- Wing AutoloaderDublin
- Wing Delivery AircraftAustralia
- Wing Delivery AircraftUnited States
- Wing Delivery AircraftUnited States
Operator customers (1)
- Wing4 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Wing OpenSkyos-layer · production
Recent coverage
Wing in third-party press
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Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- Wing x Walmart Drone Delivery Expansion with Walmartdeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
- Walmart x Wing drone delivery expansion with Walmartdeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faacleared
Linked models: Wing Delivery Aircraft
Patent estate (5)
- US12436540B2usptograntedassignee
- US12412301B2usptograntedassignee
- US12469000B2usptograntedassignee
- US12406588B1usptograntedassignee
- US12404023B2usptograntedassignee
Sources (13)
- https://wing.com/about
- https://x.company/projects/wing/
- https://www.geekwire.com/2018/loon-wing-x-alphabet-google/
- https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/package_delivery_drone
- https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/716360818/faa-certifies-googles-wing-drone-delivery-company-to-operate-as-an-airline
- https://www.commercialuavnews.com/infrastructure/wing-aviation-becomes-the-first-unmanned-airline-in-the-usa
- https://wing.com/news/wing-announces-cto-adam-woodworth-as
- https://dronedj.com/2022/02/16/wing-drone-delivery-ceo/
- https://www.ttnews.com/articles/alphabets-wing-elevates-adam-woodworth-ceo
- https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117756/witnesses/HHRG-118-PW05-Bio-WoodworthA-20241211.pdf
- https://blog.wing.com/2023/03/the-wing-delivery-network.html
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/wing-to-expand-drone-delivery-to-another-150-walmart-stores/
- Wing company site · https://wing.com
Common questions
- What is Wing?
- Drone delivery company and Alphabet subsidiary. Originated as a Google X moonshot (Project Wing, 2012) and graduated to an independent Alphabet company in 2018. Operates commercial autonomous drone delivery in the US (including the Dallas-Fort Worth metro via a Walmart partnership), Australia, and Europe, with 450,000+ deliveries reported and FAA package-delivery authorization.
- What does Wing make?
- Wing has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Wing Autoloader, Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing builds physical robots).
- Is Wing publicly traded?
- Wing is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Alphabet on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Wing?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Wing building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Where is Wing headquartered?
- Wing is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
- Where does Wing operate robots?
- Wing operates 4 verified deployments, including at Dublin, Australia, United States.
- Is Wing a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Wing ranks in roughly the top 23% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Wing founded?
- Wing was founded in 2012.
- Are there any incidents involving Wing?
- 2 active incidents involving Wing are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Wing safe?
- Wing has 2 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 incidents on record (2 moderate). Most recent: Mar 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 13 sources (6 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-10
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 6
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
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- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Wing from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/wing.md
- RSS feed: /companies/wing/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/539e1395-5a7f-47bc-a296-e3d8edc9bd2f
- Revision history: /companies/wing/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
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Reality vs attention
Wing draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the 86th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +12.6, 22nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026