Amazon's newly published drone delivery plans, revealed by a posting in the US patent office, detail the service's ability to track the location of the person it is delivering to by using GPS from their smartphone.
Amazon’s newly published drone delivery plans, revealed by a posting in the US patent office, detail the service’s ability to track the location of the person it is delivering to by using GPS from their smartphone.
The plans also indicate that the drones will be able to talk to each other about weather and traffic conditions, and will be able to update their routes in real-time. A mock-up delivery screen suggests that people will be able to choose from a variety of delivery options – from “bring it to me” to nominating their home, place of work or even “my boat” as places for packages to be dropped.
Amazon had been testing its drone system in Canada where airspace regulations are more relaxed. In March the FAA granted the company permission to start testing in the US. The conditions are that the drones can fly no higher than 400ft (122m) and must remain within the pilot’s line of sight.
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