govt enthusiastic on drone deliveries

The ACT government has given its strongest endorsement yet of delivery drones, as tech-company Wing awaits the green light to launch its service in Canberra’s northern suburbs.

While the Barr government has been supportive of Wing’s presence in the Canberra region, including helping it secure land for its controversial Bonython trial, it has avoided expressing a view on the technology, and its long-term presence in the ACT.

But in a statement to The Canberra Times, a government spokesman was enthusiastic about the benefits of delivery drones in the nation’s capital.

“The potential of drones goes far beyond delivering a cup of coffee and could extend to emergency response, geographical mapping, improving time poor Canberrans’ quality of life and supporting people with a disability,” the spokesman said.