The system will deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones that will take advantage of a “sense and avoid” technology.
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Videos of the drone were released almost two years after the company made the announcement that it was going to use drones to deliver parcels to its customers.
“We are testing many different vehicle designs and delivery mechanisms to discover how best to deliver packages in a variety of environments”, Amazon said in a statement. “We will deploy when and where we have the regulatory support needed to safely realize our vision”.
Amazon isn’t alone in the race to create a drone-based delivery service.
Amazon says the drone can fly around obstacles thanks to built-in safety features – an attempt to appease regulators who are generally resistant to the idea of drone delivery. Amazon first revealed its plans for drone delivery back in 2013. It recently convened a task force charged with drawing up recommendations for registering recreational drones that includes representatives from Amazon, Google, Walmart, and other companies.
The drone would land in your yard, and fly away once you picked up the package. So we probably won’t see Amazon Prime Air taking off any time soon.
The latest drone prototypes are slated to deliver packages to customers in less than 30 minutes from order.
The video seems to imply that homes will have a designated Prime Air landing area, which the drone can scan for hazards, before it lands.
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Amazon.com on Sunday unveiled one of the drones it intends to use for its Prime Air rapid delivery service. The vehicle itself is also being tested in multiple global locations.
