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Amazon Halts Drone Deliveries in Texas and Arizona: Safety Concerns Lead to Temporary Pause
- Amazon has temporarily suspended its drone delivery service at its facilities in Texas and Arizona due to safety concerns with the software.
- The move came following an incident last year at one of Amazon's testing facilities, where two drones crashed due to software malfunctions caused by light rain.
- Amazon said this incident, however, is not the primary reason for the suspension of its drone activities at its facilities in Texas and Arizona.
- The company made the decision to update the software on its MK30 drones, which have received FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate.
- Amazon has emphasized that its commercial MK30 drone operations have been conducted safely and in compliance with FAA regulations and requirements.
- Amazon's drone delivery business has gone through a series of ups and downs, including cuts to jobs and shut down in some areas before expanding to others.
- The company assures that its latest setback is only temporary and will resume its service once the updates are completed and approved by the FAA.
- Employees at both of its facilities will remain on the job and will continue to be paid through the pause in service.
- The MK30 drone is designed to respond safely to unknown events in a known way.
- Prime Air is committed to improving the safety of operations through extensive testing.
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