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. ’s prototype is believed to be the first effective hybrid achieved in a small unmanned drone of under 55lb. “While we are still working with our regulators and other partners to ensure this technology is safe and secure, we believe there will always be some risk associated with using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as , 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. “While we are still working with our regulators and other partners to ensure this technology is safe and secure, we believe there will always be some risk associated with using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as , it can takeoff and land vertically, and is equipped with sense and avoid technology.