Amazon has paused testing of its delivery drones after a crash involving two of its models, according to at Bloomberg. It is the latest setback for the beleaguered Amazon The Prime Air programwhich aims to deliver around 500 million packages a year to customers by the end of the decade.
Bloomberg reports that two Amazon drones crashed in rainy weather at a test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in December. In another incident in September, drone operators employed by the company were testing how the drones would behave if one of their propellers failed, according to Bloomberg, and accidentally launched two test flights at once — causing the drones to meet
Amazon said it will suspend drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, where it has commercial drone operations, pending a software update to its drone fleet, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon’s drone program has faced numerous setbacks, including departure of key executives. Last April, Amazon finished Prime Air drone delivery operations in California, although the company plans to do so expansion its drone delivery tests abroad.
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2025-01-18 02:48:00
