Texas Residents Are Fed Up With Amazon Drone Delivery Noise
However, the Texas deliveries are drawing widespread complaints about noise that residents liken to a lawn mower, rather than the home cooling fan that Amazon has described. The frequency of flights is also a problem, they say. Some describe a near-constant buzzing as drones zip back and forth, making deliveries.
- ▪However, the Texas deliveries are drawing widespread complaints about noise that residents liken to a lawn mower, rather than the home cooling fan that Amazon has described.
- ▪The frequency of flights is also a problem, they say.
- ▪Some describe a near-constant buzzing as drones zip back and forth, making deliveries.
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- ▪ Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia — The Register
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Amazon has promoted its drone delivery service as a more convenient way to get packages in a hurry, but residents in test areas are annoyed by the noise, The New York Times reports.Amazon received approval to trial drone deliveries in Richardson, Texas, in December 2025, and recently announced that over 500 US cities would receive drone deliveries in 2026. However, the Texas deliveries are drawing widespread complaints about noise that residents liken to a lawn mower, rather than the home cooling fan that Amazon has described. The frequency of flights is also a problem, they say. Some describe a near-constant buzzing as drones zip back and forth, making deliveries.
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