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UK Vows GBP20 Million To Boost Drone And 'Flying Taxi' Services

A Police officer uses a drone as he works outside the Arndale Centre shopping complex in Manchester, northwest England on October 11, 2019, following a series of stabbings. Police arrested a man on terror charges Friday after a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in Manchester, northwest England, that left five people injured. (Credit: AFP)

The UK government said Tuesday it had pledged GBP20 million ($25.8 million) to help commercial drone services and "flying taxis" take off in Britain.

The drone delivery market has landed in several countries including the United States, allowing customers to have online shopping dropped at their doors by fleets of flying robots.

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