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Watch how an Amazon drone delivery in Texas ended up in a pool
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Insight summary
- •An Amazon drone delivery in Texas accidentally dropped a package into a customer's pool.
- •Lindsey Austen was the recipient of the mishap during her first Amazon drone delivery.
- •Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of 2026.
- •Prime Air offers delivery of millions of products including groceries and medications with delivery times as fast as 30 minutes.
- •Currently, Prime Air operates 11 delivery sites in various U.S. metro areas such as Phoenix, Houston, and Dallas.
- •New metro areas including Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Boise are scheduled for drone delivery launches soon.
- •Amazon aims to achieve a nationwide expansion of its drone delivery service later in the year.
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