Benzinga | Nov 12, 2021 07:03AM EST

Amazon Reallocates Staff From Paris Drone R&D Center To Covid Testing Software

* Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shifted staff working on its Paris-based drone research and development center to new projects, Bloomberg reports.

* The staff shift marks another setback in the company's delivery project.

* The dozen-strong team, which previously focused on drone navigation, was reassigned to new Amazon roles from September 2020 onwards.

* The team now mainly focuses on Covid-testing software, according to job profiles on Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) LinkedIn.

* Price Action: AMZN shares traded higher by 0.21% at $3,479.94 in the premarket session on the last check Friday.