Amazon to soon launch drone delivery service in California
• Amazon’s Prime Air will deliver products into the backyards of residents
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said that it will begin to deliver products using Prime Air drones in Lockeford, California, later this year.
It’s the first time the company plans to use drones for customer deliveries in the United States. The company posted the announcement on its blog.
Amazon’s drone delivery service, Prime Air, will deliver products by drones into the backyards of residents in Lockeford, California — which is about 40 miles south of Sacramento — and will use feedback from the service to improve its system.
Amazon’s latest technology uses drones that can detect and fly around obstacles like chimneys.
“It can also detect moving objects on the horizon, like other aircraft, even when it’s hard for people to see them,” Amazon said. “If obstacles are identified, our drone will automatically change course to safely avoid them.” The drone also makes sure there aren’t people, animals or other obstacles at the delivery site, the company said.
Source - Amazon
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