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Amazon Pulls Out of Drone Delivery in California

The online retailer didn’t say why it’s leaving, but low demand could be a factor.
Amazon Pulls Out of Drone Delivery in California
A drone delivering prescription drugs in College Station, Texas. Amazon via AP
Jill McLaughlin
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Amazon is pulling out of its test drone delivery service in California and will instead provide the service in Arizona, the company announced April 22.

Amazon started flying deliveries via drones to shoppers in the city of Lockeford—about 40 miles south of Sacramento—in December 2022 as its first test site.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.