Amazon Drone Drops Package Into Texas Pool as Prime Air Targets 500 U.S. Cities
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Updated · The Verge · Aug 20
Amazon Drone Drops Package Into Texas Pool as Prime Air Targets 500 U.S. Cities
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 20
Summary
Video from Texas showed an Amazon Prime Air drone hovering over a backyard pool and releasing a package directly into the water.
The mishap adds to a pattern of water-related delivery failures: a July 2025 Arizona drop was blown into a pool by propeller wash, and a May incident sent a package into a pond.
Amazon says its drones verify that no people, pets or vehicles are in the drop zone before delivering, but the company did not immediately respond to the latest incident.
The episode lands as Amazon plans to expand drone delivery to 500 U.S. cities, despite earlier operational problems including two MK30 drones crashing into a crane last year.