Amazon’s drones will soon deliver to nearly 500 US cities and towns

Prime Air is launching successful Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Idaho, and New York soon. | Image: Joseph Ciembroniewicz/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images

Amazon says its drone transportation work volition scope "nearly 500 cities and towns successful the United States" by the extremity of this year, expanding its sum by six times compared to the existent footprint. Prime Air deliveries volition soon beryllium launched successful the Chicago, Illinois; Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boise, Idaho metro areas, according to Amazon's announcement, with "more communities to travel aboriginal this year."

These volition articulation 11 locations crossed the US wherever Amazon already offers drone deliveries, with each Prime Air tract serving an country of astir 175 quadrate miles. The work aims to rapidly present packages o …

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