Amazon Prime Air drones are expected to drop 5-pound packages at homes in some San Joaquin County communities this year, the company said.
; last summer in Oregon, a drone fell 160 feet and crashed, sparking a brush fire, after its motor failed.
Customers will need to identify a suitable landing area with an Amazon employee. There, the customer will drop a marker, similar to a QR code. The drone will lower to about two to three yards off the ground, drop the package and fly away. “It’s one thing to do it in a university or in testing, and it’s another thing to do it as a product that is sustainable and repeatable,” Sengupta said.The ILWU, the union representing dockworkers across the West Coast, is at the bargaining table with the PMA, the group representing shipping companies. The current contract expires on July 1.
Amazon plans to expand drone deliveries to more densely populated, metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles.
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