According to Patrick Williams of the Akron Beacon Journal:
Looking to take to local skies, ecommerce titan Amazon has acknowledged plans to begin drone package delivery in Northeast Ohio.
But the company, known for carefully controlling details of its projects under development and requiring confidentiality from local officials involved, isn’t yet explaining how broad the delivery range will be and whether its operations in the Akron-Canton area are to be involved in the rollout.
“We are always exploring new ways to get customers a wider selection at faster speeds,” Amazon spokesperson Cait Freda said via email. “Prime Air currently delivers to customers in locations across the country and the response from customers using Prime Air has been overwhelmingly positive. We are currently working with local officials and evaluating opportunities to expand our fast, reliable drone delivery service to reach customers in the Cleveland metro area.”
Freda declined to provide responses to additional questions, such as whether the company seeks to begin drone deliveries in Summit and Stark counties and the planned timeline for the initiative.
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