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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

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

Yellow quadcopter delivery drone hovering against a clear sky while lowering a white parcel box on a winch line

Drones for Good

Paris Study: AED Drones Reach 95% of Cardiac Arrests in Five Minutes

A Paris simulation of 28,349 cardiac arrests found AED drones could reach 95% of cases within five minutes, against 30 to 40% by road. No drone flew.

Haye KestelooSep 26

Amazon

Amazon Drones Reach Cleveland Suburbs, 3 Miles From a Drone Pharmacy

Amazon Prime Air launched MK30 drone delivery from North Randall, Ohio, with 21 drones. Cleveland Clinic's Zipline prescription drones fly 3 miles away.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Amazon

Amazon Targets December for Jacksonville Drones, Pilot Says

Amazon showed its Prime Air drone map for west Jacksonville at an airport meeting. The MK30 reads pilots' ADS-B, but a pilot says they can't see it back.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Amazon

Amazon Drones Head for Nearly 500 Towns. What Residents Can Still Do

Towns can't ban Amazon's drones or regulate their noise. Here's what residents can still do: the pad, the record, the complaint and the statehouse.

Haye KestelooSep 25

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