According to Bloomberg, Amazon has temporarily suspended testing of delivery drones after two of its models crashed. This is the latest setback for Amazon’s struggling Prime Air program, which aims to deliver about 500 million packages a year to customers by the end of 2010.
In December, two Amazon drones crashed at a test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, due to rainy weather, Bloomberg reported. In another incident in September, a drone pilot employed by the company was testing how the drone would function if one of its propellers failed, according to Bloomberg. The two drones reportedly collided with each other during a test flight.
According to Bloomberg, Amazon has announced that it will temporarily suspend drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, where it operates commercial drone operations, pending a software update for its drone fleet.
Amazon’s drone program has faced a number of setbacks, including the resignation of key executives. Amazon ended its Prime Air drone delivery operations in California last April, but the company plans to expand its drone delivery tests overseas.