Have you thought about to receive shopping made over the internet using drones? It seems that this type of delivery is about to take off, as everything indicates that the Amazon Prime Air, drone delivery service amazon, will begin its activities later this year. Customers in Lockeford, California are the first to benefit from this new delivery option.
This type of delivery has been thought about for a long time, since 2013, but has only just started to be tested now, and on a much smaller scale than initially intended. Even so, Amazon is confident in using the proposed technology and believes it is ready for bigger flights. This is because the test will take place in a small territory, as Lockeford has only 3,500 inhabitants.
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If all goes well, these customers will now be able to opt for Prime Air delivery. Of course, not all items are eligible for this type of delivery, but customers will be able to see a selection of items to choose from when shopping.
But all this may not work out, since this is the first test to see if the system in question works in practice and on a large scale. For this, the company is already working to obtain flight permits with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Prime Air would help with deliveries that need to be made in places that are difficult to access, or that are very costly in terms of fuel consumption. And for those worried about the risk of packet loss midway, the company says it's developing technologies to prevent the drones collide with obstacles.
In addition, the equipment will produce less noise, due to the six propellers that make up a hexagonal design, also having greater stability during flight.
Amazon has not yet reported the maximum weight the drone can handle and how far it can go, but said thousands of everyday items will be available for purchase in this mode.
Its launch is also anyone's guess, and it all depends on how things play out in Lockeford.
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