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Amazon Prime Air drones revealed on 60 Minutes, aim to deliver in half an hour (video)

BY MAT SMITH 1 day ago557

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took to 60 Minutes to reveal the company's latest delivery method: drones. In what is likely a cunning reminder of the e-tailer's upcoming Cyber Monday sales, these bots will apparently be capable of delivering packages up to five pounds (86 percent of orders are apparently less than that), with the aim of getting them to your house in under half an hour. The system is called Prime Air and the octo-copter drones, which wait, ready to deliver, at the end of conveyor belts, have a range of 10 miles. As Amazon puts it, "Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years as we advance the technology and wait for the necessary FAA rules and regulations" and Bezos himself added in the TV segment that it won't be before 2015 at the very earliest. While it sounds like they''ll take their time to get here (if they ever do), we've at least got a video of the drones in action -- it's right after the break.

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[video=youtube;98BIu9dpwHU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU[/video]

I'm really amazed by this and in 30 minutes too. Its very convenient for delivery from Amazon.

Source: Amazon Prime Air drones revealed on 60 Minutes, aim to deliver in half an hour (video)

 

[Reagan Rayden]

Probably won't be worth whatever it costs to actually deliver anything.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

If it is free with Prime it will probably be worth it.

 

[Dentim]

It cuts time and wages for delivery men. Seems like a good idea, depending on how much both the drones and their fuel cost. And as long as they can find the address without problem.

 

[Gray Aria]

I don't see this working out well for people who live in apartment buildings and similar residences. Otherwise, I do think this is a great idea. But then again, there will probably be people who try to catch the drone and steal the package. I can imagine someone shooting a drone down with a rifle as it flies over their house, mistaking it for a spy drone or something.

 

[Roronoa Zoro]

When I heard about this the first thing I imagined was a drone delivering a bomb to someone's house. And like juggernaut said someone could shoot it down. I don't think it's a very good idea.

 

[Luap]

You can't buy a bomb on Amazon. These will probably be available only in highly populated areas, I doubt people will go around pulling their guns out to shoot them. If someone catches a drone somehow, I'm pretty sure Amazon would be tracking the whereabouts of all their drones and the thief would be in trouble.

This is a really good idea and was honestly pretty inevitable. And if it ain't free for Prime customers, it'll probably have a significant discount for them. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

you can also rob a delivery truck guys

 

[Reagan Rayden]

I don't see this working out well for people who live in apartment buildings and similar residences.

Which is good since they won't be delivering to places such as this.

 

[Gram]

Not to sure about it personally.

 

[Solar]

World already has enough drones.

 

[Gram]

Haha Ain't that the truth.