Despite regulatory obstacles, Amazon has released a video demonstrating its new hybrid delivery drone designed to fly from a warehouse to a customer’s garden. The company envisages that parcels could be delivered by the drone within 30 minutes of ordering, however, in the Amazon 's draft legislation for commercial drone flights released in Earlier this year , it does not permit flying beyond line of sight. In order for FAA 's delivery drone system to work on a large scale, drones would be required to operate semi-autonomously, within designated air corridors. The hybrid drone can: travel up to 15 mph , fly for 15 miles at an height of eight ft, it can takeoff and land vertically, and is equipped with sense and avoid technology.
Despite regulatory obstacles, Amazon has released a video demonstrating its new hybrid delivery drone designed to fly from a warehouse to a customer’s garden. The company envisages that parcels could be delivered by the drone within 30 minutes of ordering, however, in the FAA's draft legislation for commercial drone flights released in February, it does not permit flying beyond line of sight. In order for Amazon's delivery drone system to work on a large scale, drones would be required to operate semi-autonomously, within designated air corridors. The hybrid drone can: travel up to 15 mph, fly for 15 miles at an height of 400ft, it can takeoff and land vertically, and is equipped with sense and avoid technology.