Nature struggles against technical progress.
In Australia, Google had to temporarily interrupt its drone delivery tests because of… raven attacks.
Birds attack flying devices and disrupt their flight.
The Wing delivery service, a subsidiary of Alphabet (the parent company of Google), has been testing for a few months in Canberra (Australia) the delivery of certain products by drone, explains
ABC News Australia
relayed by
01net
.
But that was without counting the birds, particularly territorial in the region, and who disrupt this service.
આકાશમાં ફૂડ પેકેજ લઈને જતા ડિલીવરી ડ્રોન પર કાગડાએ કર્યો હુમલો!
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Protections so as not to injure the birds
Crows are particularly aggressive during their nesting period.
Wing clarified that it had therefore discontinued its delivery service and that it is currently working with bird watchers to minimize the impact of its drones on the habitat and bird life around Canberra.
The company nevertheless recalls that attacks are very rare.
In addition, the drones are equipped with protections so as not to injure the birds in the event of an attack or collision.
In place since 2019, drone delivery is currently used to deliver coffee, medicines or office supplies to customers.
With the containment established in Australia, demand has been on the rise in recent months.
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