Major retailers expand US drone delivery services

Amazon and Uber are both significantly expanding autonomous drone delivery capabilities across the United States, with Amazon targeting nearly 500 cities for lightweight packages and Uber partnering with Zipline to reach 1 million daily food deliveries by 2029. These parallel expansions represent intensifying competition in the emerging drone delivery market.

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