By Angela Haggerty

Amazon has taken a step further towards the creation of delivery drones with a request to the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to test them.

In the letter, Amazon head of public policy Paul Misener requested rules around testing for commercial enterprises be relaxed in order to “keep the focus, jobs, and investment of this important research and development initiative in the United States”. Currently, Amazon has been testing its drones either indoors or in other countries.

“Granting Amazon an exemption to allow R&D testing outdoors in the United States is in the public interest because it advances Read full story ›

Source: The Drum