Amazon is preparing to debut what the newspapers have been calling its “futuristic new device”. It’s a drone. It’s not that futuristic. It’s what divorced dads have been playing with on weekends for years now.
The Amazon drone rollout is part of a test across various industries, including off shore wind and the police, to see if drone flying out of the line of sight of the operator can become part of day to day life.
So, it will either be the way that items are delivered to your door, if this goes well. Or, the way 17 people will be decapitated in the news tomorrow. Only time will tell.
Amazon is hoping to launch its Prime Air service in the UK by the end of this year. How will a drone be able to knock on your door or leave the parcel in a safe place? Let’s be honest, it won’t. It will be able to carelessly drop it over your garden gate, so it might replace the need for Evri drivers.
Amazon has already identified what it has described as a “lightly-populated suburban area” for its trial run. That area has not yet been made public. But if you live in a lightly-populated suburban area, maybe wear a hat.
There’s no point resisting. This is like the moment letters were replaced by email or the self-scan till come out. You can moan but you’ll be using it in a few years time. And there’s no point making an enemy of Amazon. They know where you live and they have drones now.
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Oh, update!
After posting this on the site I was contacted by an expert on this topic. Here's the quote I was sent from Barbara Pareglio, Senior Technical Director, Smart Mobility Lead, GSMA on the role 5G technology plays in ensuring drone technology integrates safely into the UK airspace.
“Drones are helping organisations across industries from logistics, manufacturing, agriculture and public services to do tasks faster, safer and cheaper. And the role 5G technology plays in elevating drone performance is paramount. With 5G networks and wide area coverage, drones can operate beyond visual line of sight, opening up possibilities for multi-drone missions, automated flights, and improved cost efficiency for a range of commercial industries and organisations.
“When it comes to safety in automating deliveries and materials handling for logistics companies, 5G’s low-latency capabilities ensure seamless communication and mitigate risks to humans by providing relevant data like people density over the flight path. 5G also enables advanced communications and edge application hosting for better performances, as well as image and video traffic aggregation.”
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