Amazon has unveiled its prototype delivery drone.
Amazon announces Amazon Prime Air with an ad featuring its delivery drone prototype: https://t.co/Awi3BfIT6Zpic.twitter.com/b9ZTwfNGp8
— Digg (@digg) November 30, 2015The drone is able to fly up to 24km at a height of 120 meters and deliver a parcel within 30 minutes of the order being placed.
It is one of a dozen drones the company is developing.
There is no timescale on when it will be introduced.
The US Federal Aviation Authority has a strict rules regarding drone use.
The FAA says that by 2020 there will be 30,000 commercial drones operating in the US.