Google Wing head 'anxious to get things done yesterday'
The head of Google's experimental Wing drone delivery project says he wants the service to launch quickly and is working with the government on trials that can be accomplished while regulations are being developed.
"We're anxious to get things done yesterday," said Dave Vos at the Drone World Expo in San Jose on Tuesday. "We'd like to be in business as soon as possible."
Vos didn't provide a launch date for the service but recently said he was eyeing a 2017 start date. His comments on Tuesday underline the pressure Google X is putting on regulators to clear the skies for the service.
Commercial drone flight is heavily restricted and services like Google's Wing and Amazon's proposed Prime Air service cannot operate. Drones need to be flown by a human operator and cannot leave the pilot's line of sight. There are also restrictions on flight near airports and over people.
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