Amazon has revealed that it will delight customers with their parcel as early as 30 minutes. How? With the much-talked-about drone that the etail giant is developing.
Convince US politicians
Amazon briefed the US Congress on its plans this week. The chain is busy developing and testing the drone. Meanwhile, it is still running into US regulations on drones. Amazon therefore pleaded with US politicians to relax the regulations. They mainly have concerns about safety and privacy. Moreover, there is the question of whether there will not be a proliferation of such aircraft.
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As recently as February, the FAA (Federal Aviation Admnistration) decided that drones should never be out of the driver's line of sight. This makes it almost impossible for Amazon to deliver parcels with the planes.
Cleaner and more efficient than a car
According to Amazon, there are especially many advantages to the new way of delivery. The retailer argued that a drone is much more efficient, cleaner and faster than the car - which is now mostly used to deliver or pick up a parcel.
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