Amazon has announced plans to start drone deliveries of parcels to UK customers within 60 minutes of ordering. This drone delivery service will begin trials in a single unspecified UK location by the end of 2024. Eligible customers will be able to order thousands of qualifying lightweight items for drone delivery, including cleaning and personal care products. The drones will make deliveries to customers' backyards after locating designated drop-off markers. The UK government's aviation minister expressed support for the plans, saying commercial drone deliveries could become commonplace in the UK by 2030 and help improve customer choice while reducing environmental impact.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 - Amazon has announced plans to start drone deliveries
00:05 of parcels to UK customers within 60 minutes of ordering.
00:09 This drone delivery service will begin trials
00:11 in a single unspecified UK location by the end of 2024.
00:15 Eligible customers will be able to order thousands
00:18 of qualifying lightweight items for drone delivery,
00:21 including cleaning and personal care products.
00:24 The drones will make deliveries to customers' backyards
00:26 after locating designated drop-off markers.
00:29 The UK government's aviation minister
00:31 expressed support for the plans,
00:33 saying commercial drone deliveries
00:34 could become commonplace in the UK by 2030
00:37 and help improve customer choice
00:39 while reducing environmental impact.
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