The American digital commerce giant began delivering goods using drones
What is known
Residents of College Station (Texas) and Lockford(California) can now use the services of unmanned delivery. Amazon drones are capable of transporting cargo weighing up to 2.3 kg. The company notes that 85% of parcels fit this criterion. Delivery takes less than 1 hour.
Between obtaining permission to launch an unmanneddelivery and implementation took only a few months. In August 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the commercial use of drones to deliver goods.
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In order to use the new service,You need to sign up for Amazon Prime Air first. During checkout now appears delivery of goods using an unmanned aerial vehicle. After confirmation, the client will receive additional information to track the package. The drone will deliver the goods to the backyard of the house. He will go down, throw off the package and fly away.
Amazon uses the MK27-2 unmanned aerial vehicle. It is a hexacopter with six propellers, which has a low noise level. The delivery will be supervised by the operator.