Google's Wing plans a Texas factory to build tens of thousands of drones

Wing, the drone business owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company, plans to build a factory in Fort Worth, Texas. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company may invest up to $125 million over two years. The goal is to make tens of thousands of drones.

What we know

• The site would be a 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Spending could reach $125 million over two years. The word is "up to," so it may be less.
• The plan is to produce tens of thousands of drones.
• Wing is owned by Alphabet.

A factory built for that many aircraft suggests Wing expects to fly far more of them than it does today. Making its own drones in one place also gives the company more control over how many it can build.

What is not known yet

The reporting available so far does not say when the factory would open or how many people it would employ. It also does not say which drone model it would build, or which cities would get more drones first. The exact number of drones is described only as tens of thousands.

Why it matters

For shoppers and business owners, more drones could mean drone delivery becomes faster and more common near you. That depends on whether the plan goes ahead and where the new aircraft end up. Right now it is a plan, not a finished factory.