Amazon to launch its drone delivery system soon

Amazon has already started its new project by the name ‘Air Prime’. It aims at employing drones that can deliver packages within 30 minutes or less. They debuted a new, fully electric version of its package delivery drone that says it will start shipping packages to consumers “in a matter of months.”

Amazon executive Jeff Wilke announced at the company’s re:MARS conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday that the drones will be able to fly up to 15 miles and deliver packages under five pounds to customers in less than 30 minutes. That almost eliminates the only single issue that people have had with online shopping. That is the issue of time. Although most deliveries these days do not take more than 2-3 days. In fact, most packages can reach your doorstep within 24 hours of ordering. But Amazon is really stepping up its game by moving towards a drone system that delivers orders within 30 minutes. Estimates by the the company suggest that they can handle between 75% to 90% of all orders.

The hybrid design of these drones means it can take off and land vertically, but also fly horizontally like a plane during the course of delivery. Here’s a closer look:

Since Amazon first announced its plan for a Prime Air delivery service back in 2013, the company says that it has gone through more than two drone dozen designs, none of which was as quiet or able to avoid other aircraft, wires, or people on the ground as well as this one. So for people worrying about their packages crashing into airplanes, wires, people or other drones, Amazon assures there is really little to no chances of that happening.

The FAA tells Forbes that it has given Amazon a one year approval, eligible for renewal, for research and testing, though not for commercial deliveries. Also, this system will most likely be available to people living in North America or Europe first before coming to India or other Asian countries. And that may take a while. But once Amazon manages to take the drones to its international facilitates, we are going to witness a new era to online shopping.