Amazon OK'd to test delivery drones in UK
Reuters | Posted: July 26, 2016 1:24 PM | Last Updated: July 26, 2016
Partnership with British government speeds up necessary approvals
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it has entered into a partnership with the British government to speed up the process for allowing small drones to make deliveries.
The world's biggest online retailer, which has laid out plans to start using drones for deliveries by 2017, said a cross-government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority had provided it with the permissions necessary to
explore the process.
explore the process.
Amazon unveiled a video last year showcasing how an unmanned drone could deliver packages, narrated by former Top Gear TV host Jeremy Clarkson.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said last month the use of drones for deliveries will require separate
regulation from their general use.
regulation from their general use.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said last month it was six to nine months from beginning to use drones to check warehouse
inventories in the United States.
inventories in the United States.