Amazon is winding down its drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California, one of the earliest U.S. test sites for the ambitious project. The company said it plans to bring drone deliveries to more U.S. cities, including part of the Phoenix area, later this year.

Since starting drone delivery in College Station, Texas, and Lockeford, California, in 2022, we've delivered thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. Last year we also began delivering prescription medications in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to customers in College Station.

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The cost of delivering packages by drone is also way higher than traditional methods. In April 2022, Business Insider got a look at Amazon documents that revealed the company was spending $484 per drone delivery for its then-ongoing Prime Air trial, but that it projected the cost would drop to $63 by 2025.