Amazon, drones and College Station!?!

Amazon… drones… and College Station. Amazon has revealed the second city where it plans to start making drone deliveries later this year. The company says it will start contacting customers in College Station, Texas, to gauge their interest in receiving orders via PRIME AIR. Amazon says it was impressed by many elements of the city, including the research being conducted by Texas A&M University such as work on drone technology. The US Census Bureau estimates the population of college station was 120,000 as of last July, so while it isn’t the biggest city around, it seems like a decent size for the initial roll out of PRIME AIR.  Amazons new facility presents a tremendous opportunity for college station to be at the forefront of the development of drone delivery technology, Carl Mooney the mayor of College Station said.  We look forward to partnering with Amazon and Texas A&M and are confident that Amazon will be a productive, conscientious, and accountable participant in our community. Amazons plan is to drop packages in customers backyards and thousands of products will be eligible for the program.