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Amazon’s latest idea for drone safety is … a self-destructing drone
Amazon has a new idea to ensure delivery safety: a self-destruct drone. On Friday, The Verge reported that Amazon has submitted a patent for a drone that can initiate a crash sequence and break itself into pieces in case of … Continue reading
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Amazon’s talking delivery drone would ask for help if it fell out of the sky
What’s nice about Amazon’s new drone patent is the prospect of having a little chat with your aerial-delivery vehicle when it’s dropping off your new camera. What’s not so nice is Amazon’s recognition that drones carrying consumer goods are going … Continue reading
Amazon is thinking about using its delivery drones to scan your house to sell you more stuff
Amazon’s ambitions to build a fleet of self-flying delivery drones will have an interesting side-effect: They will create unimaginable quantities of data. Aerial footage, mapping data, flight patterns, number-crunching analysis, and more — autonomous vehicles produce vast reams of data, … Continue reading
Amazon Visualizes Speedy Home Delivery From Cylindrical Towers
A new patent application filed by Amazon outlines the company’s vision for vertical cylindrical structures that will enable drones to deliver customer purchases directly to their homes. The tall, multileveled buildings would receive truck delivery on the ground level and … Continue reading
