Amazon is ready to deliver packages to customers using drones. And it’s getting Jeremy Clarkson to tell you — and the regulators who need to approve the technology — all about it.
Clarkson, a former co-host of the hit BBC motoring show Top Gear (he was fired in March 2015 for punching a producer), signed a huge deal with Amazon earlier this year to produce a new show for Amazon’s streaming video service.
He will co-host the new show, which is yet to be named, with his former Top Gear co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond.
It’s been reported [pay wall] that Clarkson and his production team signed a US$250m, three-season deal with Amazon.
And it appears the e-retail giant is determined to get its money’s worth.
The slickly produced advertisement for “Amazon Prime Air” (watch it below) also provides interesting insight into how the e-retailing behemoth expects the drone package delivery service to work.
The latest drone prototypes are slated to deliver packages to customers in less than 30 minutes from order.
The drones weigh 25kg and are able to carry packages weighing up to 2,3kg.
They will fly at an altitude of less than 120 metres and will use sensing technology to avoid potential obstacles while flying to a delivery destination.
“We are testing many different vehicle designs and delivery mechanisms to discover how best to deliver packages in a variety of environments,” Amazon said in a statement.
“We have more than a dozen prototypes that we’ve developed in our research and development labs. The look and characteristics of the vehicles will evolve over time.” — (c) 2015 NewsCentral Media
