Amazon and Google to test Drone Delivery services

Amazon will run tests to explore the viability of drones carrying deliveries weighing five pounds or less – which make up 90% of Amazon’s sales.

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Hello tech fans and enthusiast, been out for some time but as always Tech never sleeps or take a time out. Today lets talk about Drones and how they are capturing the Delivery Industry. Not many countries do want drones flying all over States and Counties for many reasons including security and privacy. "In 2012 the US Army warned people that it couldn't help making accidental recordings while flying over houses; so filming people in their back gardens, for example." Now Drones are coming to the marketing and product delivery industry. Facebook too is also coming up with "Facebook Aquila" its own Drone that would do some other great stuff.

Recently Amazon and Google's drone delivery plans hit a snag with new US regulations when they tried to hit the US market with drones that could eliminate the need for shipping via post or UPS but unfortunately it was denied the chance of even to test it out. Later we are going to go through the US and probably also check on UK regulations regarding Drones but for now we know the Obama administration has green-lit on commercial drones so long as they stay within sight of a pilot – which isn’t exactly what companies had in mind.

Although currently in both the U.K. and in the U.S flying drones out of the line of sight of the operator is illegal, something that has pretty much blocked Amazon's attempts to deliver parcels via drone. Amazon after being denied to run tests in the US managed with the British Government and now its getting together with the Government to start testing flying drones that can deliver parcels to your door. It earlier announced that it will partner with the British government to run tests exploring the viability of delivery of small parcels by drone – the first time such tests have been run in the UK.

"The U.K. is a leader in enabling drone innovation – we've been investing in Prime Air research and development here for quite some time," 

Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president of global innovation policy and communications, said in a press release on Tuesday to CNBC and other International Media Houses.

Ministers say they want to pave the way for all businesses to start using the technology in future, but they will still have to convince the public that having automated drones flying around is both safe and won't invade people's privacy.
Issues that would need much attention will be:

• How can you operate drones safely beyond "line of sight"? The current rules say a pilot has to be able to see the aircraft at all times
• How can you build a drone that won't bump into things? Much like autonomous cars it would need sensors to help it avoid objects
• How can you build a system where one pilot is responsible for many drones?   

"In the not-so-distant future, drone deliveries will "no longer be a niche business" 
Germany, Deutsche Post.

The Government of UK and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the U.K's aviation watchdog, has granted Amazon permission to explore parcel deliveries using drones using the above three attentions. Amazon is hoping the partnership with the U.K. government will pave the way for drone deliveries to become a reality.

"These tests by Amazon will help inform our policy and future approach."

 Tim Johnson, UK CAA's policy director.