"Instead of soaring through the air like a magnificent crane, Amazon's delivery drones ended up smashing into one. On Wednesday, the e-commerce giant temporarily suspended drone deliveries in the West Valley area near Phoenix, Arizona after two of its MK30 drones collided with a construction crane just miles away from an Amazon warehouse. It's yet another example of the company's struggles to achieve Jeff Bezos' vision of delivering packages right to customers' doorsteps with autonomous robots."
"Pictures of the wreckage shared by ABC15 Arizona show the drones, which weigh around 80 pounds each, lying on the asphalt and smashed to smithereens, with some of its mangled remains on fire. No one is believed to have been injured by falling debris, but at least one person at the scene was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, according to local reports."
Amazon temporarily suspended drone deliveries in the West Valley near Phoenix after two MK30 drones collided with a construction crane just miles from an Amazon warehouse. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. while the drones were flying northeast back-to-back; a witness said the drones struck the crane as it lowered an AC unit onto a roof. The roughly 80-pound drones were found smashed on asphalt with some remains burning. No injuries from falling debris were reported, though one person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The FAA and NTSB are investigating. Prime Air is testing in Tolleson and College Station, aims for 500 million yearly deliveries by 2030, and has faced prior crashes in 2021 and last December.
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