North Texas is Embracing Drone Delivery, But It Can Be Pretty Annoying

When Jonathan Pace works from his home in Richardson, he prefers total silence. No television runs in the background, no serene music plays. It’s just Pace, the sound of his keyboard clacking and the dull static of nothingness.

At least, that was the case until a few weeks ago.

In early December, Amazon Prime launched its drone delivery service in Richardson. The program allows residents who live within around eight miles of Amazon’s distribution facility to receive packages weighing up to five pounds by drone, and the service is often much faster than a regular prime delivery driver could transport the order. In some cases, a drone can deliver a product within an hour of the order being placed…

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