Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026

First publishedAug 19, 14:01 UTC

Last updatedAug 20, 14:11 UTC · 12m ago

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The Hill7Your next Amazon package could come by drone as service expands to nearly 500 citiesAug 19, 14:01 UTCOpen ↗Investing.com · Economy6Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US localesAug 19, 18:07 UTCOpen ↗Business Insider6Amazon is rolling out drone delivery to 500 cities. Here’s how to see if they'll deliver to your house.Aug 19, 18:12 UTCOpen ↗Ars Technica7Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026Aug 19, 22:02 UTCOpen ↗Fortune6Amazon isn’t giving up on Jeff Bezos’ drone deliveries dream—and after 13 years of turbulence, the momentum is finally shiftingAug 19, 22:38 UTCOpen ↗

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Amazon wants to grow its Prime Air delivery drone service sixfold to reach nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States by the end of 2026. The planned expansions from Amazon and its rivals could make the convenience of delivery drone services available to tens of millions more people in the coming months—but will also test more communities’ tolerance for increased noise from daily drone flights. On August 19, Amazon announced it would soon launch Prime Air in the metropolitan areas of Chicago; Cleveland; Atlanta; Syracuse, New York; and Boise, Idaho, with more to come later in the year. Each Prime Air site offers delivery drone service within an area of about 175 square miles, with delivery times ranging from half an hour to an hour.

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