Annie Palmer is an associate tech reporter for CNBC.
On a recent weekday morning, John Case heard a familiar buzzing outside his quiet suburban home in College Station, Texas. He recognized it immediately as one of Amazon’s Prime Air drones, whizzing by on its delivery route to unload small packages of batteries, vitamins and dog treats. “It sounds like a giant hive of bees,” Case, a semi-retired orthodontist, said in an interview. “You know it’s coming because it’s pretty loud.” Case has lived in College Station for the past 40 years.
That’s assuming Amazon can ever turn it into a service for the masses. In May, Amazon notched a key milestone when the FAA said it would allow the company to fly its delivery drones over longer distances and without staffers on the ground observing each flight. Amazon heralded the announcement and said it “lays the foundation” for the service to reach new markets.
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