The largest online shop Amazon plans to use airships as air warehouses and drones for cargo delivery.
The company already submitted the application for registration of the relevant patent, Dozhd’ reports.
The main advantage of airships over land warehouses is their mobility.
As Amazon noted, they can be transported in the districts with high demand in goods. For example, during the soccer match, we may place airship with attributes and food at the stadium.
Besides that, Amazon emphasized that the delivery of cargoes with airships is much more operational in comparison to traditional methods, while in case of delivery by drones, the buyer receives his order within several minutes after its placement.
Amazon can use drones for delivery of cargoes since March 2015, when the company received the relevant permission of US Federal Aviation Administration.
In late 2013, Amazon reported about the development of drones for cargo delivery.
