Amazon drone crashes hit Jeff Bezos’ delivery dreams

The Amazon team ultimately settled on a large 85-pound drone because they wanted it to be capable of carrying a five-pound parcel – a payload that covers about 85% of the packages Amazon delivers. — AFP Relaxnews

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years or thereabouts.

Almost a decade later, despite spending more than US$2bil (RM8.46bil) and assembling a team of more than 1,000 people around the world, Amazon is a long way from launching a drone delivery service.