Forgetting briefly the flying, privacy issues this program has always had- unless Amazon plans to completely change how it pads its merchandise, 13-foot drops are going to just wreck a lot of...
Forgetting briefly the flying, privacy issues this program has always had- unless Amazon plans to completely change how it pads its merchandise, 13-foot drops are going to just wreck a lot of orders. And the retractable tether is going to be too easily used as a thing for mischief, I just know.
From the article, which was published last August: [...] [...] [...] [...]
From the article, which was published last August:
Amazon said Wednesday it plans to offer drone deliveries in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of the year, a sign of momentum for a project that's been slow to develop since founder Jeff Bezos first laid out his vision for the service almost 13 years ago.
The planned expansion for Prime Air would represent a sixfold increase from its current footprint, the company said in a blog post.
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Carbon projected at the time that Prime Air will make 1 million deliveries this year, and said Amazon has the "highest demand drone delivery service in the industry." The company said Wednesday it made hundreds of thousands of deliveries so far this year, and makes thousands daily.
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Amazon in 2024 received a critical greenlight from regulators to conduct long-range drone deliveries, and over the past year has expanded beyond initial markets near Dallas and Phoenix to 11 metro areas, with six other locations coming online soon. Residents in some of those markets continue to raise concerns about drone noise and privacy and how those issues could hurt property values.
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It's a nascent space, but one where Amazon faces competition. Alphabet's Wing crossed 1 million commercial drone deliveries earlier this year, and it operates in 20 U.S. markets through partners like Walmart and DoorDash. Drone delivery startup Zipline operates on four continents and has made 2 million deliveries so far.
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Amazon's drones are capable of delivering packages that are up to 5 pounds and within a 7.5-mile radius of its facilities. The company has recently expanded the number of items eligible for drone delivery by integrating its drone operations into some robotic sort centers, which are larger and store more products than the same-day delivery hubs where drones have historically been housed.
Prime Air is currently testing a new drone delivery mechanism that could enable it to carry a wider assortment of products, like fragile cartons of eggs or other perishables, Carbon said.
It's trialing a "gentle delivery option" with some customers that uses a retractable tether to lower packages to the ground, Carbon said. The current method involves releasing packages from a 13-foot drop. Wing and Zipline also use tethered delivery.
Forgetting briefly the flying, privacy issues this program has always had- unless Amazon plans to completely change how it pads its merchandise, 13-foot drops are going to just wreck a lot of orders. And the retractable tether is going to be too easily used as a thing for mischief, I just know.
From the article, which was published last August:
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