It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... an Amazon delivery drone? FAA approval means more customers may get packages via drone
In 2013, Amazon founder and then CEO Jeff Bezos told 60 Minutes that his company would be delivering packages via DRONE within 5 years.
It took a little bit longer… but not much. Since December 2022, customers in College Station, Texas have been able to get small packages delivered by unmanned Amazon aircrafts.
And last week, Amazon announced that the FAA has authorized its drone program, called Prime Air, to fly even farther, beyond the view of human operators.
Amazon joins Google’s subsidiary Wing, and companies like UPS and Zipline, which have already received similar approval from the FAA.
Guests:
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Matt McCardle, Director of Global Regulatory Affairs and Strategy for Amazon Prime Air
- Paresh Dave, Senior Writer for Wired
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