Amazon to expand drone delivery service after clearing FAA hurdle

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to expand drone delivery service after clearing FAA hurdle

An

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delivery drone is on display at

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’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022.

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it has received federal approval to fly its delivery drones longer distances without the need for ground spotters, clearing a key regulatory hurdle and opening the door for the company to scale the service to more parts of the U.S.

Previously,

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was required to fly its drones within a pilot’s view. The Federal Aviation Administration’s approval allows

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to conduct flights beyond an observer’s line of sight.

The company said it will expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas, one of the cities where it has been conducting tests.

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received approval after it developed a collision-avoidance technology onboard the drones, enabling them to “detect and avoid obstacles in the air.” The technology has been a key tool for other drone delivery companies, such as Zipline, looking to operate beyond visual line of sight, or BVLOS.

The e-commerce giant’s drone delivery service, Prime Air, has struggled since

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founder Jeff Bezos ***** out his vision for the program more than a decade ago.

In 2022,

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said it would begin testing deliveries in College Station, Texas, about 100 miles northwest of Houston, and Lockeford, a town south of Sacramento where the program

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 by residents.

Prime Air was hit by layoffs last year as part of broader job cuts at

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. The group also encountered regulatory setbacks and executive departures. Last month,

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said it would end its drone operations in California and begin deliveries near Phoenix, Arizona, later this year.

It is also eyeing further expansion to other U.S. cities in 2025. The company has said it aims to deliver 500 million packages by drone per year by the end of the decade.

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