Drone scores a first by successfully delivering package in Nevada town

A drone has successfully delivered a package to a residential location in a Nevada town in what its maker and the state's governor said on Friday was the first fully autonomous urban drone delivery in the US. Matt Sweeney, chief executive of drone-maker Flirtey, said the six-rotor drone flew about a half-mile along a programmed delivery route on 10 March, then lowered the package outside a vacant residence in Hawthorne. The route was established using GPS. A pilot and visual observers were on standby during the flight but were not needed, Sweeney said. He said the package included bottled water, food and a first-aid kit.