Reference

Sources

22 sources: 16 read in the Oct 22, 2026 pass and 6 listed as connectors still to build. Primary sources are government records and filings. Operator and secondary sources are labeled wherever they appear. See the methodology for what each kind can prove.

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Showing 22 of 22 sources

FAAPrimary
Package Delivery by Drone (Part 135)(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Official list of Part 135 drone package delivery carriers, with certificate dates and first operations.
Read in full. Lists 7 carriers.
Updated
Sep 3, 2026
Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
52
FAAPrimary
Public Involvement and Environmental Review for Drone Operations(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Draft and final environmental assessments, FONSIs and re-evaluations, with sign dates and site counts.
Read in full. Best structured permit signal.
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
125
FAAPrimary
Final EA for Amazon Prime Air multi-metro drone delivery in Texas(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: 7.5 miles from each delivery center (174 sq mi). Up to 1,000 MK30 delivery flights per day per site.
Read for site locations and service radius. Sites drawn on the map.
Updated
Feb 5, 2026
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Final EA for DroneUp drone package delivery, Dallas-Fort Worth(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: 5 miles from each hub. Up to 500 deliveries per day per hub.
Read for site locations and service radius. Sites drawn on the map.
Updated
Oct 28, 2024
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Final EA for Causey Aviation Unmanned, DFW, Granbury and Rowlett(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: 3.5 nm (about 4.0 miles) from each distribution center. Up to 500 deliveries per day per distribution center.
Read for site locations and service radius. Sites drawn on the map.
Updated
Dec 10, 2024
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Final Supplemental EA for Wing drone package delivery, Dallas-Fort Worth(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: about 6 miles from each nest. Up to 400 deliveries per nest per operating day.
Read for site locations and service radius. Sites drawn on the map.
Updated
Apr 29, 2025
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Final EA for Wing drone package delivery, Central Florida(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: 6 miles from each nest. Up to 400 deliveries per day per nest.
Read for site locations and service radius. Sites drawn on the map.
Updated
May 2025
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Final EA for Wing drone package delivery, Houston(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Final environmental review: 6 miles from each nest. Up to 75 nests, up to 24 aircraft each.
Read for site locations. None stated in the text, so nothing is drawn.
Updated
Aug 13, 2026
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Draft EA for Zipline drone delivery in Texas metros(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Draft environmental review: not stated per site. metro boundaries appear only in a figure.. Houston: 9,932 sq mi, 65 chargers, 1,300 dropboxes, up to 65,000 deliveries per day.
Read for site locations. None stated in the text, so nothing is drawn.
Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
SecondarySecondary
Nominatim geocoder (OpenStreetMap data)(opens in a new tab)
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Coordinates for street addresses printed in FAA documents. Only building or address-point matches are used.
Used to place 14 Amazon delivery centers. 7 addresses did not match well enough and were skipped.
Updated
Not shown
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
UAS Facility Map data(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Maximum altitudes near airports where the FAA may authorize drone flights. Context only, not drone activity.
Queried live on the map for the visible area. Off by default.
Updated
Not shown
Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
FAAPrimary
Temporary Flight Restrictions(opens in a new tab)
Federal Aviation Administration
Active temporary flight restrictions. Context only, not drone activity.
Fetched live on the map through a cached proxy. Off by default.
Updated
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Accessed
Oct 23, 2026
Claims citing it
0
CityPrimary
Delivery Robot Pilot Program(opens in a new tab)
City of Hoboken
City pilot program for sidewalk delivery robots in Hoboken, NJ.
Verified. Publish date not shown on the page.
Updated
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Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
11
OperatorOperator says
Serve in the News(opens in a new tab)
Serve Robotics
Operator press page with deployment claims and market list.
Operator-reported. Not independently confirmed.
Updated
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Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
17
SecondarySecondary
Where do delivery robots operate(opens in a new tab)
deploy.report
Third-party registry of sidewalk and road robot markets.
Secondary. Used only where no primary source was found.
Updated
Not shown
Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
48
SecondarySecondary
FAA Part 108 BVLOS rule status(opens in a new tab)
droneranker.com
Tracker for the Part 108 BVLOS rulemaking.
Secondary. Reports the rule at OIRA since Jul 10, 2026.
Updated
Oct 21, 2026
Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
2
FederalPrimaryNot collected yet
Part 108 BVLOS rule (RIN 2120-AL82)(opens in a new tab)
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory review status for the future routine BVLOS framework.
Listed as a connector. Status not read directly in this pass.
Updated
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Accessed
Not yet
Claims citing it
1
FederalPrimaryNot collected yet
regulations.gov exemption dockets(opens in a new tab)
regulations.gov
Part 135 and 44807 exemptions and their conditions, by docket.
Searchable by docket. Not parsed per operator yet.
Updated
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Accessed
Not yet
Claims citing it
0
SECPrimaryNot collected yet
SEC EDGAR filings (Serve Robotics, SERV)(opens in a new tab)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Robot counts, markets and risk factors from public company filings.
Not parsed yet.
Updated
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Accessed
Not yet
Claims citing it
0
StatePrimaryNot collected yet
State personal delivery device statutes
State legislatures
Weight, speed, insurance and local preemption rules per state.
Not compiled or verified yet.
No single URL. Will be collected per jurisdiction.
Updated
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Accessed
Not yet
Claims citing it
0
CityPrimaryNot collected yet
City robot programs (Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Chicago)
City councils and transportation departments
Pilot permits, fleet caps and no-go zones.
Pending. Only Hoboken is verified so far.
No single URL. Will be collected per jurisdiction.
Updated
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Accessed
Not yet
Claims citing it
0
OperatorOperator saysNot collected yet
Operator public APIs and live fleet feeds
Operators
Live vehicle positions.
None found. No legitimate public live fleet data exists for these operators.
No single URL. Will be collected per jurisdiction.
Updated
Not shown
Accessed
Oct 22, 2026
Claims citing it
1

State personal delivery device statutes

City robot programs (Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Chicago)

Operator public APIs and live fleet feeds