Some Amazon customers are about to get their packages by drone, not delivery driver.

Amazon said Monday it'll start making Prime Air deliveries via drone later this year.
It'll begin in Lockeford, California. Customers will have packages dropped off in their backyards.
Amazon packages you receive later this year could be delivered by a drone, not a driver at least if you live in one California town.

That's because Amazon will soon start making deliveries via Prime Air using drones, the company said in a press release Monday. It'll start in Lockeford, California, later this year.

Customers there will see items available for Prime Air delivery on Amazon. They'll make purchases as usual, and a drone will fly to the designated delivery location. The device will descend into the customer's backyard, hover and release the package, and fly back up again.

Amazon says its drones have a "sense-and-avoid system" that helps them spot both stationary and moving objects to avoid colliding with people, pets, other aircraft, and other obstacles. The drones course-correct if they identify obstacles in order to avoid them and, when descending at a customer's home, they make sure the surrounding area is empty for landing, Amazon added.

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Sometimes when I see things like this I weep for Nigeria

I see more people losing jobs in future.

great development. trust nigerian start ups copy same but sadly it will lead to loss of jobs as delivery men will be sacked

what if people stop the drone and steal the goods?