Google shuts down Project Titan drone program
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When Google reorganized into Alphabet in 2015  Titan was folded into X. Titan was then lumped into Project Wing  the X division that works on delivery drones.  An X representative  Jacquelyn Miller   told Business Insider that X will instead focus on Project Loon  which makes high-altitude balloons  for delivering internet from the sky.
 Miller  said the Titan project was ended some time within the last year but declined to give specifics. Some Titan employees were reassigned to other parts of X  including Project Loon.  Miller  did not say how many Titan employees lost their jobs  if any.
"The team from Titan was brought into X in late 2015. We ended our exploration of high altitude UAVs for internet access shortly after "  Miller  said in a written statement. "By comparison  at this stage the economics and technical feasibility of Project Loon present a much more promising way to connect rural and remote parts of the world. Many people from the Titan team are now using their expertise as part of other high flying projects at X  including Loon and Project Wing."
Project Wing has had its own troubles. The head of Wing  Dave Vos  left the company in October 2016. Miller said the company is still committed to Project Wing.
When Google reorganized into Alphabet in 2015  Titan was folded into X. Titan was then lumped into Project Wing  the X division that works on delivery drones.  An X representative  [TGT]told Business Insider that X will instead focus on Project Loon  which makes high-altitude balloons  for delivering internet from the sky.
 [TGT]said the Titan project was ended some time within the last year but declined to give specifics. Some Titan employees were reassigned to other parts of X  including Project Loon.  [TGT]  did not say how many Titan employees lost their jobs  if any.
"The team from Titan was brought into X in late 2015. We ended our exploration of high altitude UAVs for internet access shortly after "  [TGT]said in a written statement. "By comparison  at this stage the economics and technical feasibility of Project Loon present a much more promising way to connect rural and remote parts of the world. Many people from the Titan team are now using their expertise as part of other high flying projects at X  including Loon and Project Wing."
Project Wing has had its own troubles. The head of Wing  Dave Vos  left the company in October 2016. [TGT] said the company is still committed to Project Wing.