US EditionAmazon suspends drone deliveries in two states, citing safety needs
- Amazon has suspended its drone delivery operations in Texas and Arizona due to crashes involving its MK30 drones during testing in December.
- The company is pausing the program to implement software updates for safety, as confirmed by Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crashes, which were attributed to a software malfunction caused by light rain.
- Despite these setbacks, Amazon remains committed to refining its drone delivery technology and plans to resume operations after necessary updates and FAA approval.
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Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries In Texas, Arizona After Crashes, Plans Safety Upgrades - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) paused commercial drone delivery last Friday in Texas and Arizona to fix the aircraft’s software. The suspension followed the crash of two of its latest models at a testing facility in rainy weather, Bloomberg reports. Amazon and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) have splurged billions to develop drone delivery technology. Amazon created the technology in-house while Walmart collaborated with Zipline and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GO…
Amazon's drone services hit a snafu following two crashes, deliveries suspended
Amazon has paused all commercial drone deliveries for the foreseeable future, with one of the drones even catching fire after the crash. According to Amazon, the crashes were caused by a software issue triggered by light rain during the tests
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