Got approval to start testing in England. A key step towards developing a million dollar business.
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, It’s every time Closer to being able to deliver products door-to-door using dronesAs a start to this ambitious project. I have received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to start testing.
This approval has also been granted to five other companies that will participate in an initiative promoted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation to test these drones in various projects.The novelty lies in the possibility of using drones outside the visual field, so that they can travel longer distances and thus achieve the goal that Amazon has been pursuing for years through its Amazon Prime Air division, dedicated exclusively to delivering packages by drone.
According to reports, these tests will seek to prove the feasibility of drones in other projects, ranging from air traffic control to inspecting critical infrastructure, such as offshore wind farms. This will be the cornerstone Amazon needs to be able to deliver parcels through its Prime Air service in the UK.
During these tests, key safety data will be collected detailing how the drones detect and avoid other aircraft, as well as their communications with air traffic control.
Sophie O’Sullivan, the current director of the Civil Aviation Authority, describes the tests as innovative and stresses that they represent “a major advance in the safe integration of drones into UK airspace”. The goal of all this, the directive says, is for drones to be operated beyond that line of sight in a “safe and everyday” manner.
Drone delivery is one of Amazon’s most ambitious projects and could revolutionize a multi-billion dollar business around the world. The drone delivery service is already operating in Lockford, California, and College Station, Texas, and a landing in the UK would be a gateway to other countries in Europe.
Drone delivery promises to become a more important business in the near future, which is why companies like Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, and Walmart, which has partnered with Zipline, are exploring and developing this type of service.
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