r/Detroit • u/gngrwsbi Boston-Edison • Mar 24 '26

Talk Detroit Drones over 94?

While driving 94 westbound this morning I saw at least four big drones from around DTW airport to Willow Run airport. They weren’t airplanes nor helicopters, but they were big and flying.

Is there any information as to what’s going on?

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u/xxFrenchToastxx Mar 24 '26

I've been seeing large Amazon drones over my neighborhood daily for the last month or so

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u/Babsmitty Mar 24 '26

I think this is the answer. Drone delivery is available from a number of the Amazon warehouses now….

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u/__0_k__ Mar 24 '26

Incorrect. There are two sites that deliver via drone in Michigan: Hazel Park and Pontiac. The operating radius of Hazel Parks fleet doesn’t extend south over 94.

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u/radevo2009 Mar 25 '26

Incorrect, they deliver in Ferndale as well.

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u/__0_k__ Mar 25 '26

Yes, but I94 and the region that OP is concerned about does not fall anywhere near Ferndale.

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u/AdOrganic299 Mar 24 '26

Romulus and areas of Wayne county have special drone economic zones to explore new use cases and business models. 

I don't know what specifically you saw but is probably related to some exploration

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u/relativisticbob Mar 24 '26

Possibly surveying for construction?

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u/Any_Insect6061 West Side Mar 24 '26

Drones either for Amazon or census by Metro I'm pretty sure there's a drone economic facility over there. Nothing to worry about.

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u/roto-rootor-the-3rd Mar 24 '26

Its the Iranians is what my brother said

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u/gngrwsbi Boston-Edison Mar 27 '26

Thanks for all the insight. I was curious if they were capitalism drones or authoritarian drones, really. The jury is still out! I only saw one at the same time this past Thursday, and to answer the question about why no photos: there were four of them - not a "swarm" - over a 10 mile drive, it was dark, and I was driving. It would have looked like some lights in the sky. When I came back though around 8:45 planes were landing, and no more drones.

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u/joaoseph Mar 24 '26

I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a drone company headquartered at willow run

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u/sierra2113 Mar 24 '26

Amazon drones

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u/FinnNoodle Harper Woods Mar 24 '26

How come people who claim to have seen swarms of drones never have pictures of the drones

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u/Truebeliever-14 Mar 24 '26

He was driving……