Amazon’s MK30 drones had been delivering packages in College Station, Texas, and Tolleson, Ariz. after the company won FAA approval in October.
An Amazon spokesperson said an incident that involved a crash at a testing facility in Oregon was not the primary reason for the pause.
Trump offered no evidence that diversity hiring practices contributed to the fatal plane and helicopter collision.
Amazon halts drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, citing possible safety concerns with its MK30 drone software.
Amazon’s drone operation, called Prime Air, aims to deliver some 500 million packages a year by the end of the decade. The unit reached a key regulatory milestone in the US last year, receiving authorization from the FAA to fly its craft beyond their ...
Amazon confirmed that it voluntarily paused its Prime Air drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, but downplayed the role of a reported crash of two drones in December at an Oregon testing facility as a factor in the decision.
Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery arm of the e-commerce giant, is temporarily halting operations in Texas and Arizona to upgrade its drones’ software. The move follows crashes at Prime Air’s test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in September and December, first reported by Bloomberg.
The e-commerce and technology company has begun applying for permits to fly delivery drones in Darlington, England.
Air traffic control staffing issues, similar to ones reported Thursday that may have led to the deaths of 67 people in Washington, D.C., also contributed to a fatal collision at the North Las Vegas Airport that killed four,
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Online retailer Amazon has selected Darlington, England, as the first site in Europe for regular drone deliveries. The company has not set a timeline for the operational rollout of deliveries. But it said in a Jan. 28 press release that it was accepting planning applications to build a flight...
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