The long-awaited drones from Amazon (AMZN) are finally making their debut in California to deliver packages for the online retailer's customers.
Amazon Prime members who live in Lockeford, California, will be the first customers to receive their deliveries from a Prime Air drone. A start date on when the deliveries would begin was not given by the company.
The internet behemoth has been working on developing and creating the drones for its delivery service for nearly a decade, the company said in a blog post on June 13.
Customers can expect deliveries for free in under an hour from Prime Air.
"The promise of drone delivery has often felt like science fiction," the company wrote.
The company has been working on how to deliver packages safely and efficiently on a large scale after developing two dozen prototypes.
Building a network that is able to deliver packages across many miles in various communities has remained a challenge for drone companies, including Amazon, the company said in the blog post.
"Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that — and later this year, Amazon customers living in Lockeford, California, will become among the first to receive Prime Air deliveries," the company said
Amazon's Prime Air will be able to deliver thousands of everyday items, but the company did not provide any details on which ones. Packages will be delivered in the backyards of homes in 2022, the company said.
Customers will place their orders online and will receive an estimated arrival time.
Continue reading: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/amazon-says-drones-are-finally-ready-to-fly
Amazon Prime members who live in Lockeford, California, will be the first customers to receive their deliveries from a Prime Air drone. A start date on when the deliveries would begin was not given by the company.
The internet behemoth has been working on developing and creating the drones for its delivery service for nearly a decade, the company said in a blog post on June 13.
Customers can expect deliveries for free in under an hour from Prime Air.
"The promise of drone delivery has often felt like science fiction," the company wrote.
The company has been working on how to deliver packages safely and efficiently on a large scale after developing two dozen prototypes.
Building a network that is able to deliver packages across many miles in various communities has remained a challenge for drone companies, including Amazon, the company said in the blog post.
"Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that — and later this year, Amazon customers living in Lockeford, California, will become among the first to receive Prime Air deliveries," the company said
Amazon's Prime Air will be able to deliver thousands of everyday items, but the company did not provide any details on which ones. Packages will be delivered in the backyards of homes in 2022, the company said.
Customers will place their orders online and will receive an estimated arrival time.
Continue reading: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/amazon-says-drones-are-finally-ready-to-fly
