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rug

(82,333 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:40 PM Dec 2013

Drone shopping

We're excited to share Prime Air — something the team has been working on in our next generation R&D lab.

The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers' hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles.

Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years as we advance the technology and wait for the necessary FAA rules and regulations.

Check out this footage from a recent test flight.

http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011

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Drone shopping (Original Post) rug Dec 2013 OP

Cyber Monday stunt to drive sales. Free advertising via MSM. nt onehandle Dec 2013 #1

Maybe This Will Be The Impetus To Get Guns Out Of The Hands Of People..... global1 Dec 2013 #2

That will come to a swift halt once the drones start shooting back. K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #4

Here's the FAA document on what FAA is actually doing: struggle4progress Dec 2013 #3

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Cyber Monday stunt to drive sales. Free advertising via MSM. nt

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:42 PM

Dec 2013

global1

(25,251 posts)

2. Maybe This Will Be The Impetus To Get Guns Out Of The Hands Of People.....

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:37 PM

Dec 2013

Seems to me these delivery drones make for great skeet shootin' targets. I'm sure Amazon won't stand for that. Maybe they'll be a big gun control advocate in the future.

K.O. Stradivarius

(115 posts)

4. That will come to a swift halt once the drones start shooting back.

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:59 PM

Dec 2013

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)

3. Here's the FAA document on what FAA is actually doing:

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:59 PM

Dec 2013

Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) Roadmap
November 7, 2013

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