![]() ![]() ![]() Amazon, as well as Google and several other companies, were recently part of an FAA task force to figure out drone registration rules.Ĭlarkson further adds that this new drone can fly for 15 miles straight, has automatic “sense and avoid” systems, and will be the first in a “whole family of Amazon drones, different designs for different environments.” The drone appears to fly autonomously or beyond the line of sight of a pilot, which is currently against FAA rules for commercial drones but is likely to change with future legislation. Shipping costs and time are what have driven Amazon to choose drones for a faster delivery, low costs, low emissions, and happy customers. This friendliness with aerial regulation is new for Amazon earlier this year, the company sparred with the FAA over delivery regulations. Federal Aviation Administration says is the upper limit for hobby aircraft, including drones. That altitude is no coincidence, as it’s what the U.S. The FAA is gearing up to release a set of guidelines for commercial drone operation, though until an advanced air traffic control system can be rolled out, the agency’s rules are expected to remain fairly restrictive.Clarkson points out the new Amazon delivery drone rises vertically like a helicopter “to nearly 400 feet” before switching to horizontal flight orientation, “streamlined and fast,” like an airplane. In an effort to speed up the implementation of a viable drone-based delivery system, which both Google and Walmart are also interested in introducing, Amazon is working with NASA and others to develop an air traffic control system to maintain safety and order in the skies for remotely controlled flying machines. ![]() The future delivery service is designed to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using drones. Still, this latest video, which Amazon is keen to point out features “actual flight footage,” reflects the company’s ongoing determination to make the service a reality. On Sunday, Amazon officially unveiled Amazon Prime Air, its drone delivery system with the help of ex-Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson. An Amazon marker placed on the ground in the customer’s yard helps guide the drone safely to its destination, whereupon it releases its cargo before heading back to base.Ĭlarkson says Amazon’s delivery drone could be buzzing over our neighborhoods “in the not-too-distant future,” though the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reluctance to let drone pilots operate their machines out of the line of sight may delay this service from getting off the ground. Whereas the original design held the package in a plastic delivery box, the new one carries the product inside a compartment.Īs the drone nears it delivery location, the customer receives an alert to their mobile device. The one shown off in the video can fly for up to 15 miles - 5 miles further than the first design - and uses sense-and-avoid technology to help deal with obstacles both on the ground and in the air. “After rising vertically like a helicopter to nearly 400 feet, this amazing hybrid design assumes a horizontal orientation and becomes a streamlined and fast airplane,” Clarkson says, adding that in time there’ll be “a whole family of Amazon drones different designs for different environments.” Ouch! Some Amazon Prime members face a 43% price hikeĬlarkson’s video shows how Amazon’s new drone might deliver a pair of soccer shoes to a customer living within 30 minutes’ flying range of one of its distribution centers. Amazon starts drone delivery trials in California and TexasĪmazon’s Scout robot appears to have made its last delivery ![]()
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