MK30 has custom-designed propellers that will reduce the its perceived noise by another 25 percent.
Amazon unveiled its next-generation delivery drone MK30 on Thursday and it promises increased range, expanded temperature tolerance, and the capability to fly in light rain. MK30 is due to come into service in 2024, the company wrote in aThe company kickstarted its drone delivery idea with the 2013 announcement of Prime Air. Back then, drones delivering packages up to five pounds to houses in less than half an hour seemed too good to be true.
were no science fiction though. The company's current fleet of delivery drones flies 400 feet above the ground at speeds up to 50 mph carrying packages up to five pounds within a range of nine miles.Earlier this year, Amazon announced that customers residing in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, will be prioritized to receiveMK30 will be lighter and smaller than its predecessor, MK27-2, which will make deliveries in Lockeford and College Station.
Amazon has said that they've created a "sophisticated and industry-leading sense-and-avoid system that will allow our drones to operate at greater distances while safely and reliably avoiding other aircraft, people, pets, and obstacles". However, it is impossible to avoid all risks from flying and so they have taken a "proven" aerospace approach to designing safety into their drones.
And as always, "our newest drone will go through rigorous evaluation by national aerospace authorities like the Federal Aviation Administration to prove its safety and reliability," the release said.
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