Amazon’s airborne fulfilment centers would hover at an altitude of 45,000 feet (13,7km) and be the focal point of a network of unmanned aerial vehicles. The sky’s the limit for Amazon’s flying warehouses. Amazon is using the data gathered during this beta test, and the feedback provided by customers, to expand the private trial to more customers over time. The customer must receive his package within 30 minutes of he place the order. Amazon systems are designed to find their destinations safely. ![]() Cruising quietly below 400ft, carrying packages up to 5lbs (2.25 kg) and guided by GPS. Moments after receiving the order an electrically-powered Amazon drone makes its way down an automated track and then rises into the sky with the customer’s package on bord. In future Amazon plan to fly drones weighing an up to 55 lb (25 kg) within a 10 mi (16 km) radius of its warehouses, at speeds of up to 50 mph (80.5 km/h). ![]() The rules they set is that the order must be less than 5 lbs (2.25kg) to qualify for 30 minutes delivery. Also it must be small enough to fit in the cargo box that the craft will carry, and must have a delivery location within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of a participating Amazon order fulfillment center. Amazon has been testing the Prime Air delivery drones for years now.Īmazon Prime Air is using multi-rotor miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (miniature UAV) technology to autonomously fly and deliver individual packages to customers within 30 minutes of ordering. In December, 2013, Jeff Bezos the CEO of Amazon, introduced plans for Amazon Prime Air. ![]() Amazon Prime Air is a delivery system that use small drones (miniature UAV) vehicles for safely delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes or less within a 10mi (16km) radius.
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