It's often said that if you wish for something hard enough, it might just come true. That appears to be the latest avenue the team at Amazon is exploring as part of ongoing efforts to get the company's drone delivery ambitions off the ground. Amazon Prime Air has become better known for outlandish patents than actual drone deliveries in recent times. In the past few … [Read more...] about Latest Amazon Patent Shows Delivery Drones Powered By Positive Thoughts
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This Amazon Drone Patent is Not a Bad Idea
Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery gurus are thinking big, and the latest patent filing revealed shows the e-commerce giant using drones to eliminate a major barrier for electric vehicles: the fear of running out of charge. Amazon's patent shows a plan for drones to latch on to electric cars and charge on demand - even while the car is driving. It's an idea that could make … [Read more...] about This Amazon Drone Patent is Not a Bad Idea
It’s Not About Burritos: The Life-Saving Aspects of Drone Delivery
News and Opinion. While Amazon, Google, Walmart and other huge retailers are doing their best to publicize drone delivery, the idea has a PR problem. If drone delivery means having drones overhead all the time and loosening regulations to allow flight over people and down busy streets, the public argues, we don't need it. Even worse are those who see drone delivery as a … [Read more...] about It’s Not About Burritos: The Life-Saving Aspects of Drone Delivery
UK Government Calls for Comments on Drone Proposals
The UK government is calling for comments on a number of drone related proposals, reports FlightGlobal. The government released a paper on December 21, describing several drone related issues and the government's proposals. Comments from the public must be received by March 15. The paper says that their current drone policy is supportive of the drone industry: “In … [Read more...] about UK Government Calls for Comments on Drone Proposals
Another Secret Patent Revealed for Amazon
Another patent related to Amazon's drone delivery plans has been discovered. The patent was applied for in 2014 and awarded in April, but was only uncovered this week by CB Insights tech analyst Zoe Leavitt. The newly discovered patent describes what Amazon calls AFC's - airborne fulfillment centers - or flying warehouses. Reading like something out of a Star Trek script, … [Read more...] about Another Secret Patent Revealed for Amazon
