Amazon Expands Drone Delivery Service to Nearly 500 US Cities

Amazon has announced plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 US cities and towns by year's end, marking a significant milestone for the project. This expansion would increase the current reach of Prime Air sixfold.

The company has already completed hundreds of thousands of deliveries this year, with thousands taking place each day. This progress comes after years of regulatory delays, workforce reductions, technical difficulties, and resistance from some communities where Amazon carried out its early pilot programs.

Amazon received a critical greenlight from regulators in 2024 to do long-range drone deliveries, allowing the company to expand beyond initial markets near Dallas, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, to 11 metro areas.