{"id":1193698,"date":"2023-10-18T12:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1193698"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:37:30","slug":"amazon-now-offers-drone-deliveries-for-prescription-medications-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1193698","title":{"rendered":"Amazon now offers drone deliveries for prescription medications in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon is now offering<\/a> drone prescription deliveries in College Station, TX. Customers will be eligible for aerial deliveries of \u201cmore than 500 medications\u201d for common conditions like the flu, asthma and pneumonia. The home of Texas A&M has enjoyed Prime Air drone deliveries<\/a> of (non-medical) Amazon shipments since 2022.<\/p>\n

The company says medications will arrive within an hour of placing their order, and there won\u2019t be an additional fee to use the service. The drones fly at 40 to 120 meters, an altitude Amazon says presents minimal obstacles.<\/p>\n

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After arriving at the customer\u2019s home, the drone \u201cslowly and safely\u201d lowers itself to a delivery marker. Once the zone is clear, it sets down the package and flies back to its base. Amazon claims cameras and other sensors on the automated devices feed into a neural network that prevents the flying machines from colliding with people, pets and power lines. \u201cCustomers pick up packages without any interaction with the drone,\u201d says Amazon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re taught from the first days of medical school that there is a golden window that matters in clinical medicine,\u201d Dr. Vin Gupta, chief medical officer of Amazon Pharmacy, said in an announcement blog post published Wednesday. \u201cThat\u2019s the time between when a patient feels unwell and when they\u2019re able to get treatment. We\u2019re working hard at Amazon to dramatically narrow the golden window from diagnosis to treatment, and drone delivery marks a significant step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Texas has established itself as a hotbed for early drone delivery trials. In addition to Amazon, Alphabet\u2019s Wing began offering them in the Dallas-Fort Worth area<\/a> \u2014\u00a0including via a partnership with Walmart<\/a>. Amazon Prime Air also operates<\/a> in Lockeford, CA. The company uses an upgraded drone model<\/a> it debuted last year, which is lighter and can fly longer than its predecessor.<\/p>\n

A report from earlier this year said Amazon had only made a handful of deliveries<\/a> due to FAA regulations. In today\u2019s announcement, Amazon said its drones \u201chave safely delivered hundreds of household items in College Station since December 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/amazon-now-offers-drone-deliveries-for-prescription-medications-in-texas-163730205.html?src=rss
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