Amazon UAS: What Other Applications Exist?
September 4, 2020
Amazon has been poking around unmanned aerial systems (aka drones) for years. According to “Amazon Wins FAA Approval to Deliver Packages by Drone,” some drones will be avoiding part-time drivers, grousing third-party services, and people who allegedly hang phones in trees to get a jump on other drivers. Traffic jams? Not a problem? Jamming and kinetic take downs? What is this a war zone?
The write up states:
Amazon unveiled self-piloting drones that are fully electric, can carry 5 pounds of goods and are designed to deliver items in 30 minutes by dropping them in a backyard.
Perhaps Amazon will market the Ring and DeepLens devices as must-have security mechanisms.
Some questions arose from the DarkCyber team after we learned about the FAA okay:
- Can Amazon equip its drones with high-resolution surveillance cameras?
- Can Amazon geo fence and area in order to obtain footage of a specific object or person of interest?
- Can Amazon modify its UAS technology to compete with companies like Anduril?
Worth monitoring?
Stephen E Arnold, September 4, 2020
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