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 technology envisages that parcels can be delivered by the drone within 30 minutes of ordering , however , in the FAA 's draft legislation for commercial cargo flights released in February , it does not permit flying beyond line of sight . Other governments have been notably more receptive to the idea of semi-autonomous drones. 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 : accelerate up to 15 mph , fly for 15 miles at an height of 400 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 technology envisages that parcels can be delivered by the drone within 30 minutes of ordering , however , in the FAA 's draft legislation for commercial cargo 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 : accelerate up to 15 mph , fly for 15 miles at an height of 400 ft , it can takeoff and land vertically , and is equipped with sense and avoid technology .