Texas town plagued by ‘drone highway’ says constant Amazon air deliveries are driving them MAD

Amazon’s nascent drone delivery program is facing pushback in a Texas city where residents have been complaining of constant noise and raising concerns about safety and privacy.

Amazon Prime Air began operating in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, late last year. Almost immediately after, the company’s 80-pound drones began taking off and flying low over homes, locals started to complain, NBC DFW reports.

In February, one of the drones crashed into an apartment building. No one was injured, though the drone was left smoking on the ground…

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