Amazon announced that it will begin delivering products to customers in Lockeford, California, using its Amazon Prime Air drones later this year . It the is first time the company plans to use drones to deliver products to customers in the United States.
Amazon received approval in 2020 from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones for this purpose. Other companies, such as Alphabet and Walmart, have already begun making similar deliveries. Walmart's drone delivery program has expanded and will soon offer services to more than 4 million households in the United States. As for Alphabet, its drones deliver food and other products in Australia and the United States.
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Amazon said it plans to deliver products by drone to residents' yards in Lockeford, California, and will use feedback from the service to improve its system . The company also said its drone technology can detect and fly around obstacles like chimneys, so it doesn't encounter problems during flights.
“It can also detect moving objects on the horizon, such as other aircraft, even when they are difficult for humans to see,” Amazon said. “If obstacles are detected, our drone will automatically change course to safely.” The drone also makes sure there are no people, animals or other obstacles at the delivery location, the company said.
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As Amazon stated, it has been working on this project for a decade and now it seems that it is very close to realizing it.
The challenge, according to the company, is to move items quickly, economically and safely, in less than an hour. One might think that this is easy based on existing technology, but the company says it is a challenge to create a network that can provide services to customersin large communities.
Residents of Lockeford, California will have the opportunity to sign up for delivery of thousands of everyday items via Amazon drones.
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“Lockeford residents will play a major role in shaping the future. Their feedback on Amazon Prime Air, with drones delivering packages to their backyards, will help us create a service that will safely scale to meet the needs of customers everywhere—while adding another milestone of innovation to the city’s aviation history.“.
Source: www.cnbc.com
