Amazon drone makes a splash after dropping a package in a Texas woman's pool: 'We're living in the Jetsons era'
An Amazon Prime Air drone delivery went awry in Texas when a package was dropped directly into a customer's swimming pool. Amazon stated that such incidents are rare as it continues to scale its drone delivery operations to hundreds of new locations.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing pains and technical challenges of autonomous delivery systems as companies push for widespread commercial adoption.
An Amazon Prime Air drone flies over a house. Omaha World-Herald/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images An Amazon drone dropped a Texas woman's package into her backyard pool. Lindsey Austen told BI she didn't think she selected Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery option. Austen said the 20-minute delivery was fast, but the drone was too loud to use again. Luckily, cardboard floats. An Amazon delivery drone dropped a Texas woman's package into her backyard pool on Monday, flummoxing the woman, who told Business Insider she didn't think she selected the drone delivery option. "I was inside the house and I heard it," Lindsey Austen said on Thursday. "I was like, 'Is the second coming of Jesus happening?'" An Amazon customer in Texas was not enthused when her first drone-delivered order was dropped into her swimming pool.
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