Amazon to expand drone deliveries to suburban Chicago, Atlanta
[NEW YORK] Amazon.com plans to expand its drone delivery operation to cities in at least five more US states in the coming...
Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery service, Prime Air, to suburban areas in Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Syracuse, New York. The company currently operates from 11 US locations, including Houston, Dallas, and suburban Phoenix. By the end of the year, Prime Air drones will start delivering packages from these additional areas, bringing the total number of delivery cities and towns to nearly 500 across the US, a sixfold increase from the current footprint.
The MK30 drone, an in-house six-propeller craft, has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries this year, a significant jump from previous years. Amazon's drone service currently costs $2.99 for Prime members, with a $4.99 fee for non-members. The expansion follows Walmart's plans to offer airborne delivery to metro areas that house roughly one in every 10 US residents.
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