May 19, 2023 11:03:00

It is reported that Amazon's drone delivery service `` Amazon Prime Air '' was aiming for 10,000 deliveries in 2023, but actually only 100 deliveries

Amazon Prime Air , a delivery service announced by Amazon in 2013, is a service in which an unmanned aircraft (drone) delivers items within 30 minutes of ordering. In January 2023, it was reported that Amazon set a delivery target of 10,000 by the end of 2023 with 'Amazon Prime Air', but as of May 2023, the number of deliveries by Amazon Prime Air was found to be only 100.

Amazon's 100 drone deliveries puts Prime Air behind Google and Walmart
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/amazons-100-drone-deliveries-puts-prime-air-behind-google-and-walmart.html

Amazon Prime Air has only made 100 drone deliveries so far - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/18/23728528/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-jeff-bezos

Amazon Prime Air, announced in 2013, was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in August 2020 after drone development and testing.

However, Amazon Prime Air faced safety challenges such as delivery delays and drone crashes, and it was reported that more than 200 employees would leave the company in 2021.

Amazon's ``drone delivery'' project faces challenges such as delays and crashes, and a large number of employees leave their jobs-GIGAZINE

After that, Amazon Prime Air announced that it would finally start service in Rockford, California in June 2022, but there were opinions such as ``causing the decline of local industry'' and ``potentially damaging livestock''. Some locals have reported that Amazon Prime Air has not been a welcome addition to the area.

Amazon's first drone delivery is not very welcome - GIGAZINE

Amazon, which launched the Amazon Prime Air service, revealed in January 2023 that it aims to 'deliver 10,000 times using drones by the end of 2023.' However, the pace of the increase in the number of deliveries has not increased, and it is reported that as of May 2023, there were only 100 deliveries by drone in California and Texas, where delivery services are being developed.

News media The Verge cites FAA regulations as a reason why the number of deliveries has not increased. The FAA strictly controls airspace in the United States, and regarding drones, ``flying in densely populated areas'', ``flying across roads'', and ``flying near people'' is prohibited. As a result, it has been pointed out that the range in which drones can be deployed from the delivery base is extremely narrow. Amazon is developing drones that are low in noise and strong against rain and wind that meet the regulatory standards of the FAA, and is requesting the FAA to relax regulations, but the regulations have not been relaxed.

In the past, it was reported in 2021 that an Amazon drone that crashed during a test caused a 25-acre (about 100,000 square meters) forest fire in Oregon. is required to prove the safety of drones. Amazon told news media CNBC, ``The fire that occurred in Oregon was an accident that occurred at a test site to confirm the company's technical limits.Accidents and incidents during delivery flights to actual customers are this. Never before,” he said.

'Amazon Prime Air has FAA clearance in parts of California and Texas, but the process to expand our coverage area is taking longer than expected,' said Av Zamit, an Amazon spokesperson. That's why Amazon is revising the goals it set for January 2023.'

``We listen to local residents and customers to design the most efficient drones and services possible,'' said Carthy Hendrickson, drone and program management for Amazon Prime Air. says.