Amazon Prime vs. Air Google Project Wing – Reuters

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MADRID, Aug 29 (Portaltic / EP) -.

Google has announced that the Like Amazon, also has an ongoing research project for freight shipments by flying drones . Both projects are being tested and getting outstanding legal certifications that allow them to perform actual testing programs.

AMAZON PRIME AIR

Amazon Prime Air was the first of two programs come to light. With this service, the company headed by Jeff Bezos wants to send the products purchased by users through its online store in nothing less than “30 Minutes or Less” , as explained at first.

The drone used for this service is very different from Google. This has more physical resemblance to a mini helicopter for propellers used to lift and travel.

It is known that this device is capable of reach 80 miles per hour and packages can take about two kilos. The main drawbacks, watching the test pattern, the packages are going almost bare, although they are protected in a plastic box; land and need to make a delivery, which will complicate the distributions in according to what areas.

PROJECT WING

The project that secret Google X labs lead brewing for two years it only looks like Amazon in the concept. Although the capabilities of their drones are unknown, yes we have seen throughout the video that the Mountain View recorded in Australia, drones closely resemble a spaceship of science fiction films .

Unlike the drone Amazon, Google’s incorporates a cargo closed , ie, shipments will go into the drone itself .

The big advantage the Project Wing of Google is method to make deliveries : opens the gate where the package and lowered by a rope. This enables the drone need not land, which could be useful to make deliveries flooded areas , and also, do not touch anything as the cable that lowers the package is automatically disengaged.

In any case, we should expect to see these two services running and that’s what should be change legislation on flying machines , which in the case of Spain It became quite restrictive in its latest update, prohibiting flying both urban and large concentrations of people.