Amazon explores use of drones for home deliveries

Amazon has joined with the British government on a new programme that will explore the safe use of drones for home deliveries.

The technology giant has been developing drones that can deliver its parcels to private addresses over a short distance as part of its Prime Air initiative.

It will now work with the government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to develop better safety regulations and improve drone technology — the first tests of their kind in the UK.