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Amazon is seeking FAA approval to expand its drone delivery service in College Station, Texas, but many residents aren’t too happy.

Amazon's Prime Air drone program has received U.S. regulatory approval to operate beyond the visual line of sight of pilots, enhancing delivery range and service areas. This significant milestone ...

Amazon has been slow to expand Prime Air program since founder Jeff Bezos first sketched out his vision for drone deliveries in 2013.

Amazon’s drone delivery program, known as Prime Air, has irked residents of College Station, Texas, where the initiative is being tested.

Amazon said it has worked for years to develop and refine its “detect-and-avoid technology” to allow pilots to operate the drone remotely, while avoiding any obstacles in the air.

Sean Cassidy, a pivotal figure in Amazon's drone delivery program, was serving as the primary liaison with federal regulators.

Amazon Prime Air has existed since 2013 and began testing deliveries in June 2019. The goal of the program is to deliver certain items by drone in under 30 minutes.

Bloomberg in April reported that Amazon’s drone program was “beset by technical challenges, high turnover and safety concerns,” including several crashes at a testing site in Oregon.

Despite spending more than $2 billion and assembling a team of more than 1,000 people around the world, Amazon is a long way from launching a drone delivery service.

Amazon has big ambitions for Prime Air, its drone-based delivery system under development. A peek at 27 Amazon job provides clues about this big new initiative.