Amazon is seeking FAA approval to expand its drone delivery service in College Station, Texas, but many residents aren’t too happy.
Amazon is seeking FAA approval to expand its drone delivery service in College Station, Texas, its primary testing ground.
As Amazon prepares to scale up Prime Air and expand it to more areas, it's encountering another reason why that won't be so easy. In a July letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, College Station Mayor John Nichols wrote that residents in his city, home to Texas A&M University, have grown tired of the drones loudly buzzing near their homes.
"This is what Amazon is asking the FAA to approve," he said."This is a huge invasion of our personal space and has significant impact on everyone in the neighborhood." Case said his neighbors have complained that the sound of the drones makes it hard to enjoy working in the yard or sitting on the patio. Sometimes it's loud enough to be heard inside. Case said he wrote a letter to the College Station mayor and city council about the matter.
But the drones fly over residential properties at 100 feet or less, which can make it uncomfortable to even lounge by the pool, said the person, who asked not to be named to preserve her privacy.Amazon unveiled its latest delivery drone at the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019. Stephenson said the MK30 is"designed to reduce the drone's perceived noise by almost half." It will also fly at a higher cruising altitude of between 180 to 377 feet above ground level, except when descending to drop a package, according to the FAA.
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