Amazon announced Monday He has chosen the city of Darlington in Northern England as the first location to extend the supply of the drone drone.
Amazon was expected to expand Prime Air in the United Kingdom and Italy in 2024. After the absence of this original target, the company chose not to share a timetable for this latest launch. Instead, the company has offset its plans, noting in its announcement that it is still in the early stages and there is “still a lot of work to do”. Amazon has not yet applied for planning with local authorities or the Civil Aviation Authority, equivalent to the US federal aviation administration.
“Once these agreements come into force,” the company noted, “we will start hiring team members to start the Drone delivery.” Amazon has designated a specific cover center in the city of 107,000. It will also request feedback from Darlington residents on expansion.
As with the United States, the UK regulatory body is a key congestion for Amazon expansion plans. This is part of the reason that has chosen smaller cities and cities for testing, instead of highly regulated air spaces over cities such as New York or London.
Prime Air began in June 2022 in LockeForford, California and added the College Station of Texas next month.
Amazon then stopped California’s deliveries in April 2024, less than two years after the start, By stating a decision to ‘prioritize priority [its] Resources. ”The company remained at the College Station and in November started the service at West Valley, Phoenix. Amazon has since been teasing a third place in the US that has not yet officially announced.
To date, Prime Air has delivered “thousands” with target time less than an hour through drones built at home. Once the service is in operation, Darlington residents will be able to choose the Prime Air option for selected items via Amazon UK
