Amazon Starts Drone Deliveries In Arizona (theverge.com)
(Tuesday November 05, 2024 @05:40PM (BeauHD)
from the heads-up dept.)
- Reference: 0175410479
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2054203/amazon-starts-drone-deliveries-in-arizona
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288735/amazon-arizona-tolleson-phoenix-drone-prime-air-launch
Amazon is [1]launching drone deliveries from its Tolleson, AZ, same-day delivery site , making [2]over 50,000 essentials available to eligible customers in the West Valley Phoenix area. The Verge reports:
> The news came after Amazon announced it was shutting down its testing zone location in Lockeford, California. The new Tolleson location integrates drone deliveries into Amazon's delivery network for the first time, and the drones will deploy right next to the fulfillment center. Amazon is using its latest MK30 drones that can carry up to 5 pounds while also flying "twice as far" and running "50 percent quieter" than its previous models that sometimes crashed and burned in testing.
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> Amazon will launch the drones from its hybrid facility. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Amazon's drones for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), meaning they can be flown out of visual range from the operator. The company claims it's the first to launch both a new facility and BVLOS drone service that meets FAA requirements.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288735/amazon-arizona-tolleson-phoenix-drone-prime-air-launch
[2] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona
> The news came after Amazon announced it was shutting down its testing zone location in Lockeford, California. The new Tolleson location integrates drone deliveries into Amazon's delivery network for the first time, and the drones will deploy right next to the fulfillment center. Amazon is using its latest MK30 drones that can carry up to 5 pounds while also flying "twice as far" and running "50 percent quieter" than its previous models that sometimes crashed and burned in testing.
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> Amazon will launch the drones from its hybrid facility. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Amazon's drones for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), meaning they can be flown out of visual range from the operator. The company claims it's the first to launch both a new facility and BVLOS drone service that meets FAA requirements.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288735/amazon-arizona-tolleson-phoenix-drone-prime-air-launch
[2] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona
What they're not telling you (Score:1)
by CEC-P ( 10248912 )
You ever notice everyone chooses Arizona for testing all this new tech because the air temps, humidity, visibility, sundown times, etc are all very predictable and stable? That's why everyone demos self-driving cars there too. I can't wait until they "prove: that it "works perfectly" and then try this nonsense in the midwest or New York City in the winter. Good luck.
Well, this'll be fun: (Score:2)
by UncleTogie ( 1004853 )
Amazon's apparently hosting the world's largest random package giveaway.
It's about time. (Score:2)
by RitchCraft ( 6454710 )
People in AZ have been wanting to order drones for years now. Good on them.
Put up "Watch For Falling Drones" signs (Score:2)
Five bucks says some of them get shot out of the sky.
Re: (Score:2)
> Skeet shooting with loot boxes!
Given that the loot boxes aren’t armored, I’m wagering casuals aren’t going to be good enough to get the drops very often.
Re: (Score:2)
> Ten bucks says more than one Amazon employee gets maimed or killed by a flying Cuisinart.
Flying Cuisinart was my favorite punk band in the mid seventies.