Amazon’s MK30 drones had been delivering packages in College Station, Texas, and Tolleson, Ariz. after the company won FAA approval in October.
An Amazon spokesperson said an incident that involved a crash at a testing facility in Oregon was not the primary reason for the pause.
Amazon halts drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, citing possible safety concerns with its MK30 drone software.
Amazon is required to notify customers about dangerous products and issue refunds for recalled items. Additionally, Amazon's drone delivery service is pausing operations in Texas and Arizona for software upgrades,
Amazon’s drone operation, called Prime Air, aims to deliver some 500 million packages a year by the end of the decade. The unit reached a key regulatory milestone in the US last year, receiving authorization from the FAA to fly its craft beyond their ...
Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery arm of the e-commerce giant, is temporarily halting operations in Texas and Arizona to upgrade its drones’ software. The move follows crashes at Prime Air’s test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in September and December, first reported by Bloomberg.
Amazon confirmed that it voluntarily paused its Prime Air drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, but downplayed the role of a reported crash of two drones in December at an Oregon testing facility as a factor in the decision.
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 issu
The e-commerce industry continues to surprise with its ongoing transformations, particularly in the area of logistics. Recently, Amazon temporarily suspended its commercial drone delivery operations in Texas and Arizona after two of its latest MK30 models crashed at a testing facility during light rain.
Amazon's drone delivery pauses in Texas and Arizona due to software fix after two crashes. Industry expects business to be $10B by decade's end.
Drone crashes in rainy weather are causing problems for Amazon's delivery service. After an update, however, things should continue.
Amazon.com ( NASDAQ: AMZN) has suspended commercial drone deliveries after two of its newest models crashed at a training facility during rainy weather, Bloomberg reported late Friday. Bloomberg reported that Amazon said it was immediately pausing drone deliveries in Arizona and Texas to address issues with the aircrafts’ software.