Amazon’s drone delivery service was all talk and no action for nearly a decade, until this past December, when customers were finally able to purchase their favorite products and have them shipped via Amazon Prime Air. However, sources close to the project told The Information this week that Amazon’s drones have only delivered packages to fewer than 10 houses in two towns by mid-January.
This lull in deliveries is likely due to tricky clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which states that Amazon’s drones cannot fly over roads or people without case-by-case permission. Amazon has, so far, only been able to release drone deliveries in two towns: Lockeford, California and Coellge Station, Texas.
Source: Gizmodo
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