FAA nixes Amazon's drone delivery plans

Amazon says it is still committed to delivering products by drone despite new federal rules that it considers an obstacle to commercial use of unmanned aircraft.

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration released draft rules for small unmanned aircraft, aka drones. The proposed rules, which still need to be passed, would prohibit drones from flying over people not involved in their operation and would require the controller of the device to be within visual range of the flying object, according to USA Today.

If passed, Amazon's proposed drone delivery service, Prime Air, could not operate in the U.S., the company said.

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