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Amazon Prime Air – Deliveries by Drones – Comes to the UK

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“The online retail giant announced Monday evening that it had reached an agreement with the U.K. government to expand the types of drone tests it is conducting in the region. The new arrangement will allow Amazon to test drone flights that extend beyond the line of sight of the pilot in suburban or rural areas — a necessary ingredient in the aerial delivery of packages that the U.S.’s Federal Aviation Administration currently doesn’t allow.

The agreement also includes the ability for Amazon to test sensors that would prevent drones from unintentionally colliding, and allows Amazon to have a single drone pilot oversee a fleet of drones. Such a setup would be necessary to make large-scale drone delivery economically feasible someday.

The U.K. is a leader in enabling drone innovation, an Amazon exec said in one part of a statement.”

No more unreliable courier deliveries and another step towards removing people/jobs out of the equation.

More at Recode

Amazon piloting air drones for delivery of your book orders in 30 mins

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A few days Amazon hit the headlines with its 30 min delivery offering using Air Drones. Below is their video.

I have had a few days to think about this. It is a crazy idea was my first thought. My second thought, it’s great advertising for free just in the lead up to Christmas. This story was all over the news.

And of course it’s 4 years away from being the real deal, and that is if it ever really wasn’t anymore than clever advertising.

Just think, someone sees the drone make a delivery. And then runs off with your package? Or you live or work in a flat or office block? Would use of the air space be granted? Would there be a craze to shoot them out of the sky?