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Amazon Is Asking the FAA to Bend the Law for Their Drone Program

• betabeat.com

When Jeff Bezos first announced his evil plan to start a drone delivery program for all the precious goods you order from Amazon, everyone was pretty sure it was either a publicity stunt, an April Fool's joke or evidence that the billionaire had gone off his rocker.

But now, it appears Mr. Bezos and his ilk might actually be serious about getting the drone delivery program up and running. They're at least serious enough to be taking time out of their busy schedule of possible-sex-toy-construction to ask the Federal Aviation Administration to bend the rules so that they can test drones on their own terms.

Currently, drone testing is only allowed within six FAA-approved sites throughout the country, Gizmodo reports. Amazon claims it could "innovate more quickly if it could test closer to home." From Gizmodo:



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