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Amazon Says Drones Will Be Making Deliveries In Months

Associated Press

   LAS VEGAS - Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-driving
   drones to deliver packages to shoppers' home in the coming months

   The online shopping giant did not give exact timing or say where the
   drones will be making deliveries.

   Amazon said its new drones use computer vision and machine learning to
   detect and avoid people or laundry clotheslines in backyards when
   landing.

   "From paragliders to power lines to a corgi in the backyard, the brain
   of the drone has safety covered," said Jeff Wilke, who oversees
   Amazon's retail business.

   Wilke said the drones are fully electric, can fly up to 15 miles and
   carry packages that weigh up to five pounds.

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