The latest endeavor to emerge from Google Inc. 's advanced-research lab is flying into a field buzzing with competitors.Google X said Thursday it is developing a system of drones to deliver goods. Rival Amazon.com Inc. is also testing delivery drones, and Domino's Pizza Inc. tested delivering pies via drone in 2013...."I don't know that Google is much better positioned than Amazon or anyone else in terms of technology, but the company has a track record of being influential in terms of policy," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studies robotics and privacy.
- Date Published:08/29/2014
- Original Publication:Wall Street Journal