Alphabet’s drone delivery company is testing a quieter delivery drone

guest · Jan 5, 2019

Alphabet’s drone delivery company is testing a quieter delivery drone after its original model annoyed townspeople and their dogs
January 4, 2019
https://www.businessinsider.de/alphabet-google-wing-testing-quieter-drone-2019-1?r=US&IR=T

Nine days ago, the Wall Street Journal reported on complaints from residents of Bonython, the Australian township where Wing, the drone delivery company spun out of Google, had set up shop.

On Friday, a Wing spokesperson confirmed with Business Insider that it has begun testing a quieter drone that "blends in" with nearby sounds.

"We’ve developed and are testing a new propeller that results in a quieter, lower-pitched sound that blends in with other sounds that commonly occur in residential neighborhoods," the spokesperson said.
As reported by the Journal, Wing responded to noise complaints by altering flight routes — so as to not always fly over the same homes — and by reducing the drones' airspeed.
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