SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Google's UAVs will soon be distributing the Mexican rolls at Virginia Tech's campus, which is definitely a dream for many college students.

The pilot service will begin this month and last for about a few weeks. Responsible for the test is Google parent company Alphabet's Project Wing department. Mexican barbecue fast food Chipotle Mexican Grill and Virginia Tech also have agreed to participate.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has endorsed the project. Many US companies want to turn UAVs into regular services, and this will be the most comprehensive test of US companies so far in this area. Amazon has also conducted a test in the UK.

"It will be the first time we have really delivered goods to people in need," said Dave Vos, director of Project Wing.

Project Wing will use the automated navigation of the UAV to distribute the Mexican roll. They will pick up from Chipotle's fast food truck and eventually deliver the delivery. Through this process to assess the accuracy of the navigation system and people's response.

Unmanned aerial vehicles will be hovering in the air, and the use of winch slowly put Chipotle takeaway food.

Part of the purpose of this test is to understand the integrity of the packaging and insulation properties. The reason why the choice of food distribution, because such goods need to face greater challenges. Voss said the company has developed a more complex second-generation UAV but will not be used in this test.

Before the large-scale testing of the delivery service, the relevant companies must also persuade the FAA to believe that UAVs can use robotic technology to avoid each other and safely arrive at the delivery point. The agency has on August 20 introduced a wide range of new commercial UAV regulations. While companies are hoping that these rules will clear the barriers for UAV shipments, they are still unable to carry out such missions initially.

The UAVs loaded with the Mexican roll will automatically fly to the destination, but in order to comply with FAA regulations, the human driver must be on standby to take control when necessary. As regulators do not allow unmanned aerial vehicles to fly over the crowd, participants will be isolated.

Worth said the test will not assess one of the biggest technical hurdles facing UAV delivery: the development of a low-level air traffic control system to maintain order when UAVs are overcrowded. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Project Wing companies have collaborated to develop a framework for this system.

Voss said that the test data will be provided to the FAA, to help them develop new regulations for UAV delivery.

Alphabet believes that the technology is expected to bring great changes to society and the economy. The company said that this can not only reduce carbon emissions, but also change the way consumers shop.

Timothy Sands, president of the Virginia Tech University, said the project was an effort by the school to become a leader in the new transportation technology sector,

"It sounds very simple, but not really," he said, "from a security point of view and policy point of view, there are a lot of things to do.

Virginia Polytechnic University is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, which is one of the six largest unmanned aerial testing organizations selected by the FAA.

Mark Blanks, director of the cooperative organization, said volunteers who participated in the meal included employees and students at Virginia Tech, and possibly other participants.

"This is the most complex delivery mission, which will happen on land in the United States," he said