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Amazon Drones Set to Deliver Across 500 Cities | Oakland News
Amazon’s drone delivery is soaring to new heights—now covering nearly 500 U.S. cities, with Prime members getting free sky-high shipping and non-Prime customers paying $4.99 plus a $50 minimum or extra fee for smaller orders. These drones, limited to 5 pounds and flying under 400 feet, are focused on suburbs, avoiding cities and airports, while navigating local noise rules and safety tech to dodge collisions. With federal legislation in the works to ease long-distance drone operations and stricter FAA-Homeland Security vetting for pilots, Amazon aims to hit half a billion deliveries by…
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