Amazon makes first drone delivery

The markets traded flat with the Dow rising 9 points to 19,920. Nasdaq edged up a point to 5,465.


Amazon made its first delivery by drone in the United Kingdom last week. The order for an Amazon Fire TV and a bag of popcorn took thirteen minutes from the time that the customer submitted the order to the delivery of the package. Amazon will be testing its Prime Air drone delivery service in rural areas of the U.K. in the next few weeks.


Uber will begin testing self-driving cars in San Francisco today. A safety driver will remain at the steering wheel to take control of the car if needed. Eleven Volvo XC90 SUVs have been equipped with radar, lidar and camera sensors in order to navigate city streets that are bustling with pedestrians, cyclists, buses as well as other drivers.


The European Commission's Joint Research Centre tested Audi's A3 for diesel emissions in August. The test results revealed that Volkswagen's top selling luxury vehicle emitted more nitrogen oxides than allowed by law. Audi disputed the results saying that independent measurements yielded results that were within legal limits.


In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index edged up a fraction to 2,272. Bitcoin lost $3 to $771.


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