Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery Toward 500 U.S. Cities and Towns
Amazon says Prime Air will expand dramatically from its current launch sites toward service in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns.
Why it matters: Commercial-scale drone delivery would materially change last-mile logistics economics if Amazon reaches its expansion targets.
Amazon is preparing its largest Prime Air expansion yet, with plans to make autonomous drone delivery available across nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. The company says current operations have already completed hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries this year. Expansion remains dependent on local approvals, but the scale target would make drones a meaningful component of Amazon’s logistics network.