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Amazon

Amazon Told Pflugerville Drones Take No Images. Its Own Site Disagrees

Amazon told Pflugerville's council on Sept. 22 its MK30 drones take no pictures. Amazon's Prime Air operations page says people near deliveries may be recorded.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

North Haven Amazon Drones: How to File With CT DEEP Before Oct. 1

Connecticut DEEP takes comment on Amazon's North Haven drone hub through Oct. 1. What DEEP can rule on, what it can't, and where to send it.

Haye KestelooSep 28

A Wing Hummingbird delivery drone seen from below, hovering with a package box hanging from its tether

Drone Delivery

Northglenn Drafts Colorado's First Drone Rules. Wing Can Fly In Anyway

Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

Amazon Faces 92% Opposition in Westborough Drone Survey, Calls Urged

An independent survey of 853 Westborough-area residents finds 92% oppose Amazon's Prime Air hub. Organizers now have a phone script for legislators.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

Amazon Won't Say When Tracy Drones Fly. It Said Within a Month

Amazon told the LA Times Tracy drone deliveries would start within a month. Asked for a date by the Stockton Record, it gave none. The month is nearly up.

Haye KestelooSep 27

Gray DJI Matrice 5TD prototype drone on asphalt with arms folded, a cylindrical antenna and dark dome on the top deck, and a multi-window gimbal

Leak

DJI Matrice 5TD Surfaces In China Filing, 750 g Heavier Than 4TD

A Chinese drone-registration entry names the DJI Matrice 5TD at 2.6 kg, and a leaked render prints the name. The dock drone gains 750 g on the Matrice 4TD.

Haye KestelooSep 27

A Manna Air Delivery employee in a white jacket holds a Manna delivery drone overhead against a blue sky

Manna Aero

Manna Pitches Tulsa Fire Drone AEDs, an Idea Dublin Never Launched

Tulsa Fire gets a free Manna drone pilot for defibrillators and trauma kits. The Irish trials Manna cites: one simulated drop from a hub it has since shut.

Haye KestelooSep 27

Amazon

Amazon's Connecticut Drone Briefing Left No Trace in the Minutes

Connecticut's airport chief briefed his board on Amazon's North Haven drone hub, NBC reports. The Sept. 23 draft minutes name neither Amazon nor the FAA.

Haye KestelooSep 26

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