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Business, Technology

Google Express Expands Across Southeast, Northwest

Google announced it is extending its online shopping and delivery service across the Southeast and Northwest. With the increase, Google Express will reach 70 million more people, according to the company.

October 25, 2016
Business, Technology

Quick Delivery Shopping Competition Heats Up With Entry of Google Express

Google launched its Express online shopping service in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Sept. 28, as the search engine giant continues to expand the program across the country.

September 28, 2016
Business, Technology

Alphabet, Chipotle Test Burrito Drone Delivery at Virginia Tech

In what’s sure to be a college student’s dream come true, drones soon will be delivering burritos on the campus of Virginia Tech.

September 8, 2016
Business, Technology

Google's Project Wing Delivery Drone to Be Tested at US Site

Google’s Project Wing drone delivery services will be tested at a U.S. site, the White House announced as part of an initiative to push research and safety measures for unmanned flight.

August 2, 2016
Business, Technology

Google Wins Patent for Autonomous Package-Delivery System

Internet search firm Google has just received a patent for what it calls an “autonomous delivery platform,” in which a self-driving box truck is used to deliver packages kept in locked compartments and accessed by customers using a smartphone or some other secure electronic device.

February 11, 2016
Business, Technology

Google, Amazon Ramp Up Express Shipping in Southern California

The fight for online shoppers is heating up in Southern California, with Google expanding next-day delivery and Amazon.com Inc. broadening its same-day service options as the holiday shopping season gets under way.

November 20, 2015
Business, Technology

Pothole Detection System Patented by Google

A system to detect potholes and report them  recently was patented by Google, Forbes reported.

August 26, 2015
Business, Technology

Chased by Google, Daimler Looks to Drones, Autonomous Vehicles

On the outskirts of Stuttgart, the German city where Gottlieb Daimler invented the automobile 129 years ago, a team of engineers is envisioning a future when people won’t own or even drive their cars.

February 5, 2015