Amazon is one big step closer to delivering packages by drone founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced the future Prime Air service, he promised customers delivery by drone in less than 30 minutes.
Amazon has discussed using drones for delivery since 2013, and 2018 was the original target date.
What Happened: The Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval to Amazon Prime Air for drone delivery.
The FAA granted the company a Part 135 air carrier certificate. “Amazon Prime Air’s concept uses autonomous UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) to safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers,” an FAA spokesperson said, according to CNET.
Why It’s Important: Amazon’s vision is to be able to deliver packages under 5 pounds to customers within a 15-mile range in less than 30 minutes.
Fast-forward, and “years away” in 2013 has given way to “probably sometime soon” in 2020. Earlier this week, the FAA granted Amazon broad permission to use drones for delivery, out of sight of their operators. The delivery fleet will be called Prime Air.
“This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air and indicates the FAA’s confidence in Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to our customers around the world,” David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air, said in a statement, via CNBC. “We will continue to develop and refine our technology to fully integrate delivery drones into the airspace, and work closely with the FAA and other regulators around the world to realize our vision of 30 minute delivery.”
Google and UPS have previously also won FAA approval for drone delivery. For their part, Amazon says they’re still in the testing phase, so I guess we’ll see when they pivot into scaling their usage up. I hope you like this blog, HawksCode and Easyshiksha.
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