Amazon blasts US agency for slowness on drone regulation

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 09:21

E-commerce power Amazon.com blasted federal regulators on Tuesday for being slow to approve commercial drone testing, saying the United States is falling behind other countries in the potentially lucrative area of unmanned aviation technology.

Alibaba deploys drones to deliver tea in China

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 21:50

Airspace in China is strictly controlled, with the majority used by the military.

Amazon warns US FAA it could move more drone research abroad

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 09:05

Amazon.com Inc plans to shift more of its drone testing outside U.S. borders unless it gets quick permission from U.S. regulators to conduct outdoor trials, the company said in a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration late on Sunday.