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The last of the three ads also included a surprise cameo from its Prime Air delivery drone, a move notifying the masses that the company is still working tirelessly on developing the flying machine and that, yes, it really does want to use it to deliver stuff to your home.

The current design of Amazon's Prime Air delivery drone sees it landing on the ground and automatically plopping out the ordered item from a compartment.

According to TechCrunch's unnamed source, the e-commerce giant will use its new R&D center to focus mainly on developing and testing its Prime Air delivery drone, though it will also serve to boost the research team at Evi, the Cambridge - based speech - recognition technology firm that Amazon acquired last year.

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A parody video created by Netflix employees mocks Amazon's much - hyped Prime Air initiative and contemplates the harsh realities of drone delivery.

«The way we guarantee the greatest safety is by requiring that as the level of complexity of the airspace increases, so does the level of sophistication of the vehicle,» said Gur Kimchi, VP and co-founder of Amazon's delivery - by - drone project, Prime Air, at the NASA event, according to The Guardian.

Amazon initially unveiled Prime Air and its drone delivery ambitions in 2013 as part of a broader effort to further speed up deliveries.

With all the talk of Prime Air — the much - hyped futuristic delivery service Bezos first announced in 2013 — it's perhaps surprising Amazon hasn't made public investments in drone companies.

It may take some time yet for Amazon Prime Air to navigate the web of FAA regulations in the United States — which is why this trial is taking place in the UK — but after this successful delivery it only seems like a matter of time.

In early December 2013, Bezos made headlines when he revealed a new, experimental initiative by Amazon, called «Amazon Prime Air,» using drones — remote - controlled machines that can perform an array of human tasks — to provide delivery services to customers.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA LOBBIES ON DRONES: From our friends at POLITICO Influence: Amazon's Jeff Bezos raised eyebrows Sunday night with the announcement on CBS» 60 Minutes of «Amazon Prime Air» — a proposed drone - based delivery system that could drop packages at customers» doors in little as 30 minutes.

While Amazon keeps the ball rolling on attempts at Amazon Prime Air drone delivery and has already experiments with same - day and even one - hour delivery in larger markets, Amazon's newest shipping option will speak to those busy consumers who might not want to risk leaving their new high - end purchase sitting on their doorsteps while they're at work.

The road to launch of the Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service — one that could deliver packages of up to roughly five pounds, which is around 86 % of Amazon's business — has been filled with road... [Read more...]

Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos initially unveiled the plans for Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service as a way to keep up with the speed of business.

The road to launch of the Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service — one that could deliver packages of up to roughly five pounds, which is around 86 % of Amazon's business — has been filled with road blocks, and it's hard to believe that it's all in the country's best interest.

Amazon Prime Air, a brilliantly designed drone for delivery system.

The company believes that the air cargo service will serve customers with additional capacity to support one and two - day delivery to supplement the increasing number of Prime members.

Many may uttered a cynical «yeah, right» when Jeff Bezos unveiled his plan for a delivery drone in 2013, but subsequent test flights of the Prime Air machine, heavy investment in drone - focused R&D centers, partnerships with NASA and others to build an air traffic control system for drones, and even appearances by Amazon executives in front of congressional committees show that the company isn't just serious about flying books and other small items to customers, but utterly determined to see the plan throuAir machine, heavy investment in drone - focused R&D centers, partnerships with NASA and others to build an air traffic control system for drones, and even appearances by Amazon executives in front of congressional committees show that the company isn't just serious about flying books and other small items to customers, but utterly determined to see the plan throuair traffic control system for drones, and even appearances by Amazon executives in front of congressional committees show that the company isn't just serious about flying books and other small items to customers, but utterly determined to see the plan through.

You can expect to see Prime Air cargo planes provide an immediate boost upgrade to Amazon's delivery process, unlike than the company's delivery drone program that was announced in 2013, and still hasn't reached fruition.

Delivery by drones is also on the cards with the Amazon's great focus on Prime Air, company's division that is responsible for making it a reality.

If the tests are related to Prime Air, they will demonstrate how serious Amazon is about implementing drone delivery on a large scale.

«OK, look for delivery soon,» Alexa says, her response teasing Amazon shoppers with the prospect of an imminent launch of its Prime Air drone.

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