Amazon has stopped testing its delivery drones following a crash involving two of its models, according on Bloomberg. It's the latest setback for Amazon's beleaguered Prime Air programwhich aims to deliver about 500 million packages a year to customers by the end of the decade.
Bloomberg reported two Amazon drones crashed in rainy weather at a test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in December. In another incident in September, drone operators working for the company were testing how the drones would perform if one of their propellers failed, according to Bloomberg, and accidentally launched two test flights at once – which caused the drones to crash.
Amazon said it would suspend drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, where it has commercial drone operations, pending a software update to its drone fleet, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon's drone program has faced several setbacks, including departure of key executives. Last April, Amazon finished Prime Air drone delivery operations in California, although the company plans to expand its drone delivery is being tested in other countries.