Amazon to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy


Guests at Amazon's Delivering the Future explore the MK30, Amazon's newest Prime Air drone that can fly in light rain and deliver packages up to five pounds in under an hour. — Ron Wurzer/AP Images for Amazon

SEATTLE: Amazon on Wednesday said it hopes to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy by late next year, as it unveiled new warehouse robots and tech in its race to get shoppers what they want quickly.

The Seattle-based e-commerce colossus said it will expand drone delivery of certain purchases to a third US state as well as to the two European countries by the end of 2024.

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