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Is drone delivery really new?
While Amazon's expansion feels groundbreaking, drone delivery has been in development for quite a while. Companies like Google's Wing and UPS have also been trialling and even operating drone services in various locations globally. Amazon's current push, however, is significant due to its sheer scale and ambition to make it a mainstream option across hundreds of US towns.
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