Amazon will start delivering packages in the UK by DRONE in under an hour next year as tech giant vows to roll out scheme in Italy and the US
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon will start delivering packages in the UK by DRONE in under an hour next year as tech giant vows to roll out scheme in Italy and the US

Daily Mail  

Amazon will start delivering packages by drone in just under an hour around the UK next year. The technology giant said the service would begin from one of its UK same-day delivery sites, but is keeping the location secret for now. The technology giant said the service would begin from one of its UK same-day delivery sites, but is keeping the location secret for now Guests at Amazon's Delivering the Future explore the MK30 'We have been delivering packages by drone for almost a year in California and in Texas. Amazon will start delivering packages in the UK by drone next year Aviation minister Baroness Vere said: 'Amazon's announcement today is a fantastic example of Government and industry coming together to achieve our shared vision for commercial drones to be commonplace in the UK by 2030.

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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

The Hindu  

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. Amazon spokesperson Jessica Bardoulas said the company has made thousands of deliveries since launching the service, and is expanding it to include prescriptions based in part on customer requests. Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin …

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

Associated Press  

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company’s Prime Air division began testing drone deliveries of common household items last December in College Station and Lockeford, California. Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin Gupta says the U.S. health care system generally …

Coming soon to your doorstep: Drone-delivered prescriptions from Amazon
1 year, 5 months ago

Coming soon to your doorstep: Drone-delivered prescriptions from Amazon

LA Times  

Amazon customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order. Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to offer drone deliveries for medications. The company’s Prime Air division began testing drone deliveries of common household items in December …

‘Amazon Prime Air’ drone service launched in US: All you need to know
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Amazon Prime Air’ drone service launched in US: All you need to know

India TV News  

Amazon has reportedly started to deliver orders from the drone service. 5 platforms to make hassle-free online payments The customers located in College Station, Texas and Lockeford, California, have reportedly started to receive a small number of parcels which got delivered by the Amazon drone service which is named ‘Amazon Prime Air’, as per The Verge’s reports. We are starting …

Coronavirus: Is Amazon still delivering in the UK during the pandemic?
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Is Amazon still delivering in the UK during the pandemic?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “To serve our customers while also helping to ensure the safety of our …

Amazon adds warehouse network closer to cities to speed up same-day delivery
5 years ago

Amazon adds warehouse network closer to cities to speed up same-day delivery

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc has quietly opened a series of small warehouses closer to big U.S. cities in a move to shave hours off delivery times, the company told Reuters. The initiative underscores the company's aim to stay quick in online retail, outdoing competitors' free two-day delivery offers so shoppers remain loyal to Amazon's shipping and media-streaming club Prime, which costs $119 …

Amazon to hire 2,000 techies in UK for new ventures
5 years, 8 months ago

Amazon to hire 2,000 techies in UK for new ventures

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc. is set to hire more than 2,000 workers in the U.K., including engineers, software developers and data scientists, to develop its latest technology ventures. The Seattle-based tech giant’s U.K. workforce will total almost 30,000 people by the end of the year, and will include cloud and machine learning experts, corporate roles and fulfillment and delivery workers, the company …

Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ’months’
5 years, 9 months ago

Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ’months’

Live Mint  

Las Vegas: Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers' home in the coming months. Amazon said its new drones use computer vision and machine learning to detect and avoid people or clotheslines in backyards when landing. "From paragliders to power lines to a corgi in the backyard, the brain of the drone …

Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’
5 years, 9 months ago

Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers’ home in the coming months. Amazon said its new drones use computer vision and machine learning to detect and avoid people or clotheslines in backyards when landing. “From paragliders to power lines to a corgi in the backyard, the brain of the …

Amazon to bring 1-day delivery to Prime members
5 years, 10 months ago

Amazon to bring 1-day delivery to Prime members

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two-day delivery is going out of style. Amazon, which hooked shoppers on getting just about anything shipped in two days, said this week that it will soon promise one-day delivery for its U.S. Prime members on most items. The company hopes that cutting delivery times in half will make its $119-a-year Prime membership more attractive, since nearly …

The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon’s New Delivery Robot
55 years, 2 months ago

The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon’s New Delivery Robot

Wired  

No matter who you ask, the near-future of delivery seems to involve fleets of robots shuffling packages from stores, down sidewalks, and onto doorsteps. And soon, your Amazon Prime packages may show up courtesy of Scout, Amazon's new six-wheeled autonomous delivery robot built to withstand the sidewalk. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will begin field testing Scout in Snohomish …

Where are the drones? Amazon’s customers are still waiting
6 years, 3 months ago

Where are the drones? Amazon’s customers are still waiting

Associated Press  

Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. The result is a blown deadline on his claim to CBS’ “60 Minutes” in December 2013 that drones would be making deliveries within five years. Frank Appel, the CEO of DHL’s parent company, Deutsche Post AG, said “over the next couple …

Your Amazon Order Is Out for Delivery But Still Not on a Drone
6 years, 3 months ago

Your Amazon Order Is Out for Delivery But Still Not on a Drone

The Quint  

Frank Appel, the CEO of DHL's parent company, Deutsche Post AG, said "over the next couple of years" drones will remain a niche vehicle and not widely used. Snow, the CEO of Skylogic Research, says a rule permitting operators to fly drones beyond their line of sight — so critical to deliveries — is at least 10 years away. A …

Amazon launches in Australia – just in time for Christmas
7 years, 3 months ago

Amazon launches in Australia – just in time for Christmas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think Australians are increasingly sophisticated consumers,” said Angus …

Amazon Is Dead Serious About Delivering Your Goodies by Drone
7 years, 11 months ago

Amazon Is Dead Serious About Delivering Your Goodies by Drone

Wired  

Almost four years ago, in a puffy 60 Minutes piece about Amazon, CEO Jeff Bezos gave us a peek at a secret project: autonomous “octocopters,” also known as giant drones. The flying devices, Bezos assured us, would cut out UPS and FedEx to deliver packages to Amazon’s customers. On March 20th in Palm Springs, CA, I saw the first public …

Amazon starts flexing muscles in air cargo space with Prime Air
8 years, 2 months ago

Amazon starts flexing muscles in air cargo space with Prime Air

Firstpost  

Amazon is using its own planes as part of a new cargo service to meet delivery demand from the retail giant’s customers. Officials at four airports said Amazon’s flights are operating near capacity but landing with lower-than-average weight – meaning it is placing low-density shipments inside the jets. Steve Gaut, vice president of public relations at UPS, declined to comment …

Amazon Air makes first delivery by DRONE 13 MINUTES after it was ordered
8 years, 3 months ago

Amazon Air makes first delivery by DRONE 13 MINUTES after it was ordered

Daily Mail  

Amazon Air has made its first delivery by drone and claimed it dropped off a package in just 13 minutes. Amazon said it plans to roll out a regular drone air delivery service in the future but that it will be subject to distance and weight restrictions while customers who use it must have a large enough garden for a …

Amazon unveils cargo plane, first of a fleet of 40
8 years, 7 months ago

Amazon unveils cargo plane, first of a fleet of 40

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is to launch its …

Amazon launches same-day grocery deliveries in London
8 years, 9 months ago

Amazon launches same-day grocery deliveries in London

Wired  

Amazon has announced it's expanding the reach of AmazonFresh, its fresh food delivery service which had only been available in some US cities until now. For a standing fee of £6.99 per month, Amazon Prime members that live in central London can now put one of 130,000 different grocery items into their basket ready for checkout alongside that rotary sander …

Amazon launches its Fresh food delivery service in the UK
8 years, 9 months ago

Amazon launches its Fresh food delivery service in the UK

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is competing with British …

Amazon gives glimpse at new delivery drone design
9 years, 3 months ago

Amazon gives glimpse at new delivery drone design

China Daily  

Amazon provided a glimpse into the future of online shopping in a video of a new delivery drone that racked up more than 2 million views by mid-Monday. A playful video presentation featuring former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson showed an Amazon quad-copter drone flying to the rescue with new girls' soccer shoes to replace ones chewed to pieces by …

See The Amazon Drone That Will Deliver In 30 Minutes Or Less
9 years, 3 months ago

See The Amazon Drone That Will Deliver In 30 Minutes Or Less

Huff Post  

If Amazon's same-day delivery isn't quite fast enough for you, the company says its planned drone service will bring lightweight products directly to your home in 30 minutes or less. "It looks like science fiction, but it's real," Amazon wrote in an online FAQ released with the video. "In time, there will be a whole family of Amazon drones," says …

Amazon Prime customers in Greater London now get unlimited same-day delivery
9 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Prime customers in Greater London now get unlimited same-day delivery

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is offering unlimited same-day …

Amazon seeks permission to use drones in the US skies
10 years, 8 months ago

Amazon seeks permission to use drones in the US skies

Firstpost  

Amazon is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to use drones as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The online retailer created a media frenzy in December when it outlined a plan on CBS’ “60 Minutes” to deliver packages with self-guided aircrafts that seemed straight out of science fiction. The Seattle company …

Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is Seriously Serious About Drone Deliveries
10 years, 11 months ago

Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is Seriously Serious About Drone Deliveries

Wired  

In the beginning, Amazon was a lot like any other startup. "Nineteen years ago, I drove the Amazon packages to the post office every evening in the back of my Chevy Blazer," Bezos writes in his latest annual letter to shareholders. "The Prime Air team is already flight testing our 5th and 6th generation aerial vehicles, and we are in …

Are Amazon's delivery drones just a cheap PR stunt?
11 years, 3 months ago

Are Amazon's delivery drones just a cheap PR stunt?

Firstpost  

Amazon won Cyber Monday with Jeff Bezos’ sensational reveal that Amazon was planning to get customers their goods in 30 minutes or less - by drone. He states that the ‘cool’ reveal by Bezos is also an attempt to offset the damage to his image caused by_Businessweek_ reporter Brad Stone in his book,The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age …

Amazon sees delivery drones as future[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
11 years, 3 months ago

Amazon sees delivery drones as future[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Amazon's "Prime Air" will provide delivery service using drones, which can bring goods up to 5 pounds to customers in 30 minutes or less if they are within a 16-km radius of Amazon's so-called fulfillment centers, said CEO Jeff Bezos. It's not," Bezos told Charlie Rose on CBS News' "60 Minutes" show on Sunday night, demonstrating video of a buzzing, …

Amazon Reveals It Wants To Deploy Delivery Drones. No Joke.
11 years, 3 months ago

Amazon Reveals It Wants To Deploy Delivery Drones. No Joke.

Huff Post  

Amazon offering delivery on Sunday was only the beginning. In an interview with Charlie Rose on Sunday's episode of "60 Minutes," Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the giant online store is developing a drone-based delivery service called Prime Air. According to Bezos, Prime Air would be able to get customers their products only a half-hour after they click …

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