Amazon service soon to soar
Victor Alva, a sophomore in engineering, holds up their original quadcopter design similar to what Amazon intends to use for its delivery service
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, announced on the December 1st edition of 60 Minutes a new initiative involving the use of drones.
Titled “Amazon PrimeAir,” the concept involves using automated drones to deliver a package from one of Amazon’s processing centers directly to the customer’s doorstep. The packages would be delivered more specifically by octocopters (drones that have 8 rotors) which have a 10 mile radius, weigh 5 pounds or less, and be delivered within half an hour to the customer.
However, this technology is still a few years away from actually hitting in the market.
“I know it can’t be before 2015, because that’s the earliest we could get the rules from the FAA. My guess is, that’s probably a little optimistic,” Bezos said in an interview with 60 Minutes’ Charlie Rose. Bezos further stated he believed four or five years would be a more realistic start date for this service.
Megan Devin, a sophomore, commented: “I mean, that would definitely be good for Amazon stocks.”
“I wonder if this isn’t a rush to apply a new technology to a situation that doesn’t need it,” Mr. Stewart, the Oracle teacher, commented. He added, “Why not depend on people and trucks?”
