Small, styrofoam drones are already whizzing 70 metres above homes on the outskirts of Brisbane, delivering everything from hamburgers to medicine, with industry heavyweights predicting the technology will expand deep into major Australian cities within the decade.drone delivery companies such as Wing
Jesse Suskin, head of policy at Alphabet subsidiary Wing, says drones are more likely to delivery smoothies and sandwiches than goods usually brought by delivery drivers.Wing’s head of Australian public policy Jesse Suskin the technology was more likely to replace journeys being taken by the public – to pick up a smoothie or a sandwich – rather than truck drivers or couriers, given the drone’s small delivery payload.
The Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development is refining drone delivery guidelines, which are expected to be released in the second half of 2023.