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Jim Barry, Peter Shannon & Luka Tomljenovic
#102 Adam Woodworth, Wing: What aviation looks like at Google scale
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Past the Risk Peak of UAS Integration
Commercial Validation and Risk Assessment
Adam's Journey with Wing
The Wing North Star
The Unlock for the U.S.
We Move The Box - Bringing On Partners
The Last Mile: A Trillion At The End Of It
The scale of Wing's operations
Scaling Up: 2000 Deliveries A Day
International Operations: UK and Australia
"I Drink Coffee Every Day"
You Go Where The Demand Is
Noise Complaints and Community Engagement
FAA Regulations and Industry Feedback
Part 108; The Intent Is Progress
Wing Expansion Plans
Balancing Depth and Breadth in Scaling
Technical Adaptations for Partner Needs
Future Prospects and Key Success Factors
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Adam Woodworth, CEO of Wing (Alphabet’s drone delivery company), joins us to talk about making delivery ubiquitous and why drones should be an equal player alongside other delivery methods. Adam argues we’ve already passed the “risk peak” for UAS integration: the industry now has the operational data to validate safety targets, and the safest path is to fly more because drone trips displace riskier car trips. He traces Wing’s journey from Google X to Part 135 air carrier, the shift from “dron...