You can now get drones to deliver your Amazon packages if you are in US, Italy or.….
AP. In a post on youtube on October 18, Amazon revealed that residents of College Station, Texas can opt for drone-based prescription deliveries, with a promised delivery time of one hour from the moment they place their order. A drone will be dispatched from a secure pharmacy delivery centre to customer's designated address.
The drone will descend to a height of around 13 feet and release a padded package containing the prescription at its destination. Amazon's drone deliveries will cover over 500 medications, covering a range of common treatments like flu and pneumonia. Controlled substances won't be part of the offerings.
Amazon's Prime Air division initiated testing of drone deliveries for everyday household items in December last year starting with College Station and Lockeford, California. An Amazon spokesperson Jessica Bardoulas said the company executed thousands of deliveries since the launch of this service. The expansion to prescription drug deliveries comes in response to customer requests.
Amazon also revealed plans to extend its drone delivery services to a third location in the United States as well as several cities in Italy and the United Kingdom by the end of the following year. Amazon Prime already offers medication deliveries from the company's pharmacy within two days. However, the new drone delivery service will cater to patients with acute illnesses, such as the flu.
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