“A MK30 drone struck a wire line in Waco, Texas, around 12:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 18,” the regulator stated in a press release to Reuters, including that it “is investigating” this incident.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) stated the company just isn’t investigating the incident. Amazon didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
The e-commerce main confirmed the incident to CNBC, which first reported it, saying that after clipping the internet cable, the drone carried out a “safe contingent landing”, including that there have been no accidents.
Video footage reviewed by the community confirmed one in every of Amazon’s MK30 drones ascending from a buyer’s yard when one in every of its six propellers turned entangled in a utility line. The drone’s motors subsequently shut down, ensuing in a managed descent.
Amazon started delivering prescription medicines by drones in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to clients in College Station, Texas in 2023.
The e-commerce agency goals to ship 500 million packages yearly by drone by the tip of 2030.
Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru and David Shepardson; further reporting by Dheeraj Kumar; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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