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posted by n1 on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the drones-delivered-by-drone dept.

Amazon.com will be testing the delivery of parcels using small drones in the U.K. in a deal with the government that will allow it to try out new modes of operation such as beyond line of sight flights.

The online retailer, which announced in December 2013 that it planned to use drones for the delivery of parcels, has been stymied by regulations in the U.S., where its futuristic Prime Air delivery system has yet to take off.

[...] The deal with a cross-government team backed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will give the company far more flexibility, allowing it to test beyond line of sight operations in rural and suburban areas. Amazon will also work on sensors that will ensure that drones can identify and avoid obstacles, and test flights where a single-person can operate multiple highly-automated drones, Amazon said Monday.

[...] Amazon has previously warned that regulations in the U.S. would drive more of its research and development on drones to other countries. It is already testing drones in the U.K., Canada and the Netherlands.

With the new agreement, it would appear that the U.K. may get delivery by drones faster than the U.S. The tests by Amazon will guide policy and future approach in the area, CAA said.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:55AM (#380586)

    And every commoner who isn't a lawyer will be in prison, where there will be single-payer healthcare and basic income for all.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @04:33AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @04:33AM (#380607)

    Once the USA is full of lawyers, the rest of the world will begin to tire of us consuming things and paying with debt.

    Financial statements, including usury, will be presented for payment.

    One day, people will actually have to do something constructive to justify their existence.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @05:08AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @05:08AM (#380611)

      How soon you forget the USA is using a nuclear arsenal to hold the world hostage.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:14AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:14AM (#380630)

        How soon you forget the USA is using a nuclear arsenal to hold the world hostage.

        With so many lawyers and so less engineers, who do you think will maintain the nukes?