Google Working On a New Drone

Google has been working on a new drone after scrapping the initial drone design as it was difficult to control, according to Astro Teller, head of the Google X research lab.

The search giant had unveiled a drone-delivery system called Project Wing in August last year. The drone was mechanically simpler than others but it faced some design issues such as it didn't hover well in high winds and its cargo shifted too much when the wing moved up and down.

The team debated whether to scrap the design or test it quickly in public. Brin told the team they had five months to make deliveries to real people, which wasn't enough time to come up with a different design, so the team went ahead with the Australia test with their existing prototype, Teller said, according to WSJ.

"Even though Sergey's five-month thing prolonged the problem, it created an end date for it," Teller said. "It's possible without that we would have extended the wrong thing even longer."

"They're now working on that vehicle," Teller said. He plans an update on the status of this new drone later this year.