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Major retailers expand US drone delivery services
Amazon and Uber are both significantly expanding autonomous drone delivery capabilities across the United States, with Amazon targeting nearly 500 cities for lightweight packages and Uber partnering with Zipline to reach 1 million daily food deliveries by 2029. These parallel expansions represent intensifying competition in the emerging drone delivery market.
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2026-08-21
2026-08-19
- Amazon is planning to expand drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities by year's end
- Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
- Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
- Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
- Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year