Customers in the Pontiac area can now have millions of items delivered to their doorstep via drone now that the Amazon’s Prime Air service is live in the city. Hazel Park is set to join the program soon.

The service brings "speed and convenience of ultra-fast delivery to local neighborhoods," Amazon officials said.

Following the Pontiac launch earlier this month, Amazon said Monday it will expand drone delivery to Hazel Park. The online retail giant will host a public event Thursday to give residents a look at its MK30 delivery drone.

In Pontiac, the service operates from facilities adjacent to Amazon’s fulfillment center on Featherstone Road.

"Prime Air’s drone delivers packages weighing up to 5 pounds within approximately a 7-8-mile radius of the facility," company officials said in

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