This weekend, news agencies reported that US federal authorities permit Amazon to test unmanned delivery of goods at home. However, there are limitations : drones should not rise above 133 m and move at a speed of over 160 km / h. In addition, the test device should always be in sight of the operator and not to fly over the heads of the people and the vulnerability of terrestrial infrastructure.
Incidentally, Bloomberg reported that the young company SkyWard with the support of the American space agency develops software for automation supervisory control drones commercial use. In fact, such a control system allows to calculate multiple drone routes in such a way to avoid collisions and migration in prohibited areas. The system will monitor the flights of unmanned spacecraft at an altitude of 400 m. The test will involve the largest manufacturers of UAVs civilian applications: DJI (China), 3D Robotics (USA) and Parrot (France). Demonstration of the software in practice will be from May to September in various cities around the world.
In addition, the resource Bloomberg citing analysts ARK Invest announces that following to introduce express delivery services of goods by air will be Amazon for a price of $ 1 per unit. For comparison, now the service delivery of the goods within an hour in some American cities is $ 7.99. Delivery of air to reduce the time required for moving the goods in the space, to 30 minutes. True, this method of delivery will have its limitations - the mail must weigh no more than 2.2 kg, and the distance of delivery shall not exceed 16 km.