Amazon Faces FAA Probe After Drone Clips An Internet Cable In Texas

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Amazon is under federal review after an MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting a forced landing with no injuries or outages. The FAA is investigating while Amazon apologized and covered repair costs. The company continues expanding its drone program, aiming for 500 million annual deliveries by decade’s end.

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00:02Amazon is facing a federal probe after one of its 30 Malawian Kwacha's delivery drones

00:07clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas, according to CNBC. The drone was ascending

00:12after a delivery on November 18th when a propeller became tangled in a wire,

00:17forcing what Amazon described as a safe contingent landing. An Amazon spokesperson

00:22said that the incident caused no injuries or major outages. The company confirmed it paid

00:27to repair the customer's cable line and apologized for the inconvenience while adding that the drone

00:32completed its delivery. The FAA is investigating while the NTSB said it is aware of the incident

00:38but has not opened a probe. Amazon has worked on drone delivery for more than a decade

00:43and began service in Waco earlier this month. Its goal is to deliver 500 million packages

00:49per year by drone by the end of the decade. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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