Amazon's drones to locate customers via smartphones May 11, 2015 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Details about how Amazon's Prime Air delivery drones will actually work have been revealed by the US Patent Office, according to Digital Spy. A patent submitted by the online retailer suggests that the unmanned aircraft will track the customer's location via their smartphone. The drones will also be able to relay information about weather and traffic to each other and update their flight paths accordingly. The document also sheds light on the technology inside the drones, confirming that they will be equipped with light sensors, radar, sonar, cameras and infrared sensors to help them land safely. Amazon's fleet will apparently include crafts of varying shapes and sizes for delivering different kinds of packages. The internet retailer has invested heavily in drone research, but has faced opposition from regulatory bodies in the US at every turn. The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted the firm permission to test its latest drones over American airspace, but has imposed restrictions on the trials.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
