Amazon said on Thursday it had successfully completed an initial trial of using drones in Italy, the first European country where the e-commerce giant plans to introduce the service.
The test took place on Wednesday in San Salvo, a town in the central region of Abruzzo. “The company continues to work with the Italian authorities to meet all the necessary requirements to launch the service next year,” Amazon said.
The company had previously said it hoped to start using drones in Italy and Britain by the end of 2024.
In August, Britain’s aviation regulator said it had selected six projects, including one from Amazon, to test the use of drones in deliveries, infrastructure inspection and emergency services.
The drone package deliveries called Prime Air, first launched in December 2022, are currently operational at a pair of US locations in Texas and Arizona and will be gradually expanded, a company spokesman told Reuters.
“Amazon delivery drones flew for the first time in Italian skies on December 4, 2024. The test flight was conducted with the new MK-30 drone, the highly automated drone system that uses Amazon’s industry-leading computer vision software,” said in his statement about the test. in Italy.
“This allows the drones to navigate safely away from obstacles, ensuring the safety of people, animals and property and helping to keep Amazon drones separate from other aircraft in the operational area.”
With information from Reuters.
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