Amazon Prime Air is available to customers in College Station (TX) and the West Valley area of Phoenix (AZ). If that’s you and you’re in dire need of an Apple product within 60 minutes or less, you’re in luck.
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Amazon has been experimenting with drone delivery for over a decade. Currently, customers living within the supported areas can choose from more than 60,000 items eligible for drone delivery, provided the package weighs five pounds or less.
Now, the company has announced (via MacMagazine) that its list of eligible items for drone delivery also includes iPhones, AirPods, and AirTags, as well as Samsung Galaxy devices and the company’s own Ring doorbells.
The delivery process is pretty straightforward: customers select drone delivery at checkout, designate a drop-off location like a driveway or yard, and the MK30 drone handles the rest, provided it doesn’t mistake rain for ground.
Upon arrival, the drone descends to approximately 13 feet above the ground and “ensures the delivery area is clear of pets, cars, or people before it delivers the package”.
While Prime Air remains a relatively small-scale initiative, Amazon’s delivery of Apple products by drone marks an interesting step in the two companies’ evolving relationship.
Even from the standpoint of FAA regulation, it is still very early days. Eventually, Amazon Prime Air’s success could help shape future logistics not just for Apple product deliveries but also during busy launch times of new products.
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