Amazon plans to start delivering packages by drone in Texas later this year

In College Station, Texas, Amazon will start delivering packages by drones later this year.

The second location to see the launch of Prime Air drones is east Texas. Amazon said last month that it would use drones to deliver packages in Lockeford.

The drones will be deployed by Texas A&M University. Amazon shoppers in College Station and Lockeford will be able to get free delivery on thousands of items.

The drones are able to deliver up to five pounds in less than an hour. Amazon said that Prime Air drones can fly up to 50 miles per hour.

The company said that its drones fly to a designated delivery location, descend to the shoppers' backyard, and hover at a safe height. Amazon said the device releases the package and goes up in the air.

Jeff Bezos, then-CEO of Amazon, promised that half-hour shipping with Prime Air drones would arrive as soon as 2018?

At its re:MARS conference in Vegas, Amazon will debut an updated version of its Prime Air delivery drones. The consumer boss at Amazon said drones would be used to deliver packages within months.

A brush fire in eastern Oregon was caused by one of the crashes of the drones. There have been reports of crashes in the drone delivery team, but an Amazon spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment.

In August of 2020 the FAA gave the green light for Amazon to operate its Prime Air delivery drones.

The FAA approved Amazon to operate a fleet of drones.