It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an ... Amazon drone023 Archives
Amazon has just gotten the thumbs up from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to start using its Prime Air drone fleet for customer deliveries. On Saturday, the FAA granted Amazon Part 135 Certification, which means the company has the go-ahead to use drones to "safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers," according to a statement from the FAA.
That doesn't mean drones are going to start delivering packages immediately, per Amazon. Instead, it indicates that the FAA has reviewed all of Amazon's safety procedures, and the company has passed muster. The certification gives Amazon the ability to begin testing and scaling a system which would use drones to deliver lightweight packages in 30 minutes or less from order.
"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, Amazon's vice president of Prime Air, said. "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.”
Amazon is the third company to receive the certification for commercial drone delivery, behind Alphabet's Wing and UPS Flight Forward. However, Wing and UPS are not shopping companies. That makes Amazon's certification notable: Amazon would own the whole purchasing chain from customer shopping to fulfillment via drone.
Though Amazon has been working on drone delivery for years, it made significant progress last year when the company debuted its delivery drone in June 2019. The drone can deliver packages of under five pounds a distance of up to 15 miles in 30 minutes or less.
Topics Amazon Drones
Operation Mensch
Edgar Allan Poe’s Only Best
The Crystal Cities and Floating Continents of Paul Scheerbart
Jeff Dolven’s “Haystack” Gets a Linguistic Analysis
Music is the secret weapon of Mario Speedrunners
The Art of Losing: Rowan Ricardo Phillips on the NY Knicks
Nicolas Cage's Reddit AMA was a nostalgic, honest delight
Massive Pissed Love: An Interview with Richard Hell
NYT mini crossword answers for May 9, 2025
Trying to Find a Good Synonym for “Said”? Stop. Use “Said.”
The strangeness of Japan's decision to start openly hunting whales
The Crystal Cities and Floating Continents of Paul Scheerbart
The Gift Idea to End All Gift Ideas: This Dog in a Fez
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for October 7
Your 'wrong person' texts may be linked to Myanmar warlord
American Anomaly: The Tangier Island Accent
Reading Flannery O’Connor in the Age of Islamophobia
How Kurt Vonnegut’s Wife Jane Convinced Him to Write
NYT Connections hints and answers for April 25: Tips to solve 'Connections' #684.
Astrology: It’s Not So Bad!
Stunning photo of Jupiter's largest moon marks 10 years for Juno probeGigabyte reportedly hit with ransomware attackWomen running for political office dominate 'Time' magazine coverPaul Thomas Anderson doesn't really care for this horrible photo of him and Maya RudolphFisherman's catch promptly stolen by a cheeky crocodilePhiladelphia goes wild after the Eagles make it to the Super BowlChamillionaire offers to help family of immigrant deported to Mexico'Grace and Frankie' are back as Netflix drops surprise episodes of final seasonPhiladelphia goes wild after the Eagles make it to the Super Bowl8 TikTok accounts to follow if you dream about renovating your house all dayEverything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2021: Foldable editionTide Pod pizza marks the saturation point for a dumb viral meme13 of the best makeover scenes in filmTesla officially pushes back Cybertruck production to 2022NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spots a gem of a spiral galaxyPlease enjoy these pics from Fiona the hippo's first birthday party17 Instagram accounts showcase how important feminism is in 2018'Grace and Frankie' are back as Netflix drops surprise episodes of final seasonTrump said he's against birth in the 9th month of pregnancyBlack market for fake vaccine cards thrives on Telegram Best Black Friday Kindle Paperwhite deal: Save $30 Best 40th birthday gift ideas Best telescope deal: Get 20% off the NASA Lunarscope for kids at Amazon Wordle today: The answer and hints for November 20 Bluesky reacts to Matt Gaetz withdrawal as Trump's attorney general nominee Best gaming handheld deal: Get $170 off the MSI Claw at Target How to use AirPods Pro as hearing aids Best Black Friday Apple Watch deal: Series 10 for $359 at Amazon Best Black Friday tablet deal: Get 46% off the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet Best Black Friday Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra deal: Save 27% What's new to streaming this week? (Nov. 22. 2024) 'Scattered Spider' scammers charged in sophisticated, million NYT mini crossword answers for November 22 Best Mac deal: Get an M4 Mac Mini for $499.99 at Costco Best Apple deal: Get an Apple Magic Mouse for $79.99 at Amazon How to watch 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' at home: Release date, streaming deals, and more Best Black Friday TV Deal: Save $500 on a Sony 85 Best kitchen deal: Save 57% on the Cuisinart Indoor Pizza Oven at Amazon Espresso machine early Black Friday deals: Get up to 53% off How to update your Apple product to avoid a potential cyberattack
2.4363s , 10109.4765625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【2023 Archives】,Pursuit Information Network