Amazon's goal is to deliver 500 million packages a year by drone by 2029.
Amazon Prime Air's next-generation delivery drone, the MK30, will debut in Phoenix later this year. Photo courtesy of Amazonto fly longer distances without visual spotters, a key hurdle that will allow the retailer to expand its fledgling Prime Air service.Amazon's goal is to deliver 500 million packages a year by drone by 2029.
Amazon successfully validated the system in the presence of FAA inspectors to show that its drones can safely navigate away from planes, helicopters and even hot air balloons.Now that it has FAA approval to fly "beyond visual line of sight ," Amazon says it will begin scaling drone delivery service to more customers.
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