Amazon to start free drone deliveries in sleepy California town of just over 3,500 people

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Amazon to start free drone deliveries in sleepy California town of just over 3,500 people
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The company's long-promised delivery service via drones, which it previously announced would begin 'within months' in 2019, is yet to progress beyond trials despite years of expensive investment

The company's long-promised delivery service via drones, which it previously announced would begin"within months" in 2019, is yet to progress beyond trials despite years of expensive investment.Amazon says its free drone delivery service will launch in the sleepy California town of Lockeford, answering a long-standing question about where the Prime Air service would first be rolled out., are yet to progress beyond trials despite years of expensive investment.

The drones themselves can fly up to 15 miles and deliver packages under five pounds in less than 30 minutes - but only during the day and in clear weather. The company has gone through more than two dozen prototype designs for its Prime Air drones, before settling on a hexagonal model with specially-designed quiet propellers.Announcing the trial, Amazon said the community has historic links to the aviation industry, with flight pioneer Weldon Cooke as a former resident.

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