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Amazon reportedly working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers
Amazon's rumored smart glasses for delivery drivers would have an embedded display, unlike the audio-only consumer version. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, Reuters reports. The aim is to give drivers turn-by-turn directions, thereby shaving seconds off of each delivery.Citing anonymous Amazon sources, Reuters says the project is part of Amazon's efforts to increase efficiency in the last 100 yards of a delivery. Codenamed Amelia", the smart glasses are based off the existing Echo Frames platform. Unlike the current audio-only Frames they would have an embedded display that could give a driver more precise directions - for example, turning left or right after getting off an elevator. Amazon is also exploring camera capabilities using that embedded display, enabling drivers to take photos of packages as proof of delivery.... Continue reading...
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