For well over a decade, Amazon has been promising that the future of shopping would arrive from above. Now, after years of regulatory battles, technical setbacks and relatively small delivery numbers, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ vision is finally beginning to look less like science fiction.
Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to make Prime Air drone delivery available in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of this year, representing a roughly sixfold expansion of its current footprint.
That would put millions more consumers within range of its small autonomous aircraft, carrying everything from groceries and medicines to consumer…
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