Drones

Government Regulations Are Keeping Drone Delivery Grounded

To fly a drone out of sight, you must get airline-level certification, which requires a lengthy approval process from the Federal Aviation Administration.

John Stossel | 8.12.2026 4:40 PM

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There's a new delivery system in town.

Well, maybe not in your town.

In some places, drones are now allowed to deliver small packages, groceries, and takeout.

Companies like Wing and Zipline bring people hot meals in under 10 minutes.

I had to watch it to believe it. You can see it in my new video.

Drone delivery makes sense. Drones are faster and usually more efficient than sending cars to people's homes—why use a whole car and driver for a single burrito?

Drone delivery was supposed to be common years ago. Jeff Bezos told 60 Minutes he expected Amazon to be sending out drone deliveries by 2017.

But most of us still don't have it. Why?

"Confusing regulations," says Adam Thierer, author of Permissionless Innovation. The Federal Aviation........

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