Amazon halts drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, citing possible safety concerns with its MK30 drone software.
Amazon has paused drone deliveries after a crash at its test site in Oregon. However, the company says this isn't the main reason for the pause.
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’s MK30 drones had been delivering packages in College Station, Texas, and Tolleson, Ariz. after the company won FAA approval in October.
Amazon has paused its drone delivery in several parts of Texas and Arizona. The Jeff Bezos-led company announced it is suspending the service at its facilities in College Station (Texas) and Tolleson (Arizona) until further notice.
The company said Friday it was immediately suspending drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the aircraft’s software.
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.
Amazon announced that it will suspend all commercial drone deliveries due to a drone crash that occurred during a test flight. According to Bloomberg on the 18th (local time), Amazon will immediately halt drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona and will modify its software.
The multinational technology company has been flying its MK30 aircraft in College Station, Texas, for years. It needs a software fix.
Amazon.com Inc. is pausing all commercial drone deliveries after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility.
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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.