
Amazon unveils hybrid drone prototype to make deliveries within 30 minutes
Raw StoryAmazon has unveiled a new hybrid delivery drone that can fly both vertically, as a helicopter capable of landing in customers’ backyards, and horizontally like a conventional plane. Related: Amazon tests delivery drones at secret Canada site after US frustration The online retail giant released a video on Sunday in which the prototype is introduced by the former BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson. The retail giant hopes that safety features built into the vehicle, including “detect and avoid” sensors that Amazon says allow the drone to fly around obstacles, will overcome concerns from government regulators – some of whom have proven resistant to the idea of delivery drones – and customers. Related: Amazon proposes drones-only airspace to facilitate high-speed delivery Amazon’s new hybrid bird has eight rotors, assembled in pairs, that provide the helicopter-style vertical thrust.
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