An Amazon spokesperson said an incident that involved a crash at a testing facility in Oregon was not the primary reason for the pause.

Amazon’s MK30 drones had been delivering packages in College Station, Texas, and Tolleson, Ariz. after the company won FAA approval in October.

Amazon has paused its drone delivery in several parts of Texas and Arizona. The Jeff Bezos-led company announced it is suspending the service at its facilities in College Station (Texas) and Tolleson (Arizona) until further notice.

For the last two years, multinational technology giant Amazon has been operating a commercial drone program in College Station. But this week that program is on hold. Amazon on Friday suspended all commercial drone activity,

Amazon suspends drone operations in Texas and Arizona. The announcement was made after multiple crashes with two newly built drones during testing.

After facing iced-over roads and snow,  Houston-area package delivery companies are set to resume regular hours for the rest of the week.

The e-commerce industry continues to surprise with its ongoing transformations, particularly in the area of logistics. Recently, Amazon temporarily suspended its commercial drone delivery operations in Texas and Arizona after two of its latest MK30 models crashed at a testing facility during light rain.

Amazon closed its warehouses in the Houston area Tuesday, and UPS said that it would not deliver or pick up in most Houston zip codes.

Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery arm of the e-commerce giant, is temporarily halting operations in Texas and Arizona to upgrade its drones’ software. The move follows crashes at Prime Air’s test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in September and December, first reported by Bloomberg.

Amazon's drone delivery pauses in Texas and Arizona due to software fix after two crashes. Industry expects business to be $10B by decade's end.

The company said Friday it was immediately suspending drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the aircraft’s software.

Amazon confirmed that it voluntarily paused its Prime Air drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, but downplayed the role of a reported crash of two drones in December at an Oregon testing facility as a factor in the decision.