This Alphabet-owned company is delivering espresso via drone in Australia

It's been more than five years since Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon's drone delivery plans on '60 Minutes.' Since the excitement, progress has been slow.

Washington, DC It's been more than five years since Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon's drone delivery plans on"60 Minutes." Since the excitement, progress has been slow.

But in a development that points to the field's potential, Wing, the drone delivery company of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced Tuesday that it's delivering food and other items within minutes to a limited number of homes in the suburbs of Canberra, Australia's capital. Interest in drone delivery exploded in December 2013 when Bezos said drone delivery was likely four or five years into the future.

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