Amazon’s drone deliveries are landing in pools and ponds
Amazon's drone delivery service has faced recurring issues with packages being dropped into bodies of water, including swimming pools and ponds. Despite the company's claims of safety checks, multiple incidents have been documented where drones failed to identify water hazards.
Why it matters
These incidents raise questions about the reliability and safety protocols of autonomous delivery systems as Amazon scales its drone operations to more cities.
Amazon’s speedy drone delivery service will soon reach 500 cities across the US — but that might just mean there are more pools to drop packages into. On Wednesday, ABC7 News Bay Area shared a video showing an Amazon delivery drone hovering over a customer’s pool in Texas, before opening its hatch and plopping the package directly into the water.
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