Amazon is developing smart glasses to help guide its drivers and shave seconds off delivery times
The AR glasses are part of Amazon's efforts toward increasing efficiency when it comes to the last 100 yards of deliveries, writes Reuters.
Forward-looking: Amazon, a company infamous for pushing its workers so hard and for so long that they go on strike and (allegedly) urinate in bottles, is said to be developing smart glasses for their delivery drivers. The devices provide the drivers with turn-by-turn navigation to their delivery addresses, thereby shaving some seconds off their times, improving productivity, and further crushing the employees' spirits.
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The AR glasses are part of Amazon's efforts toward increasing efficiency when it comes to the last 100 yards of deliveries, writes Reuters. Based on Amazon's existing Echo Frames – smart glasses with integrated Alexa – the drivers' version includes an embedded display rather than being audio-only.
Codenamed "Amelia," the glasses are able to provide more precise directions while driving and on foot. They're said to work inside buildings, so they could, for example, instruct wearers to turn left or right when they leave an elevator, and even direct users around obstacles such as gates or aggressive dogs. Amazon is also looking at embedding a camera into the glasses so the drivers can take photos as proof of delivery more quickly.
Being able to find a delivery point (and potentially avoid being bitten) will doubtlessly be something that drivers will appreciate, but not having to carry a handheld GPS means they will be expected to carry even more packages. Also, Amazon could use the glasses' time-saving abilities as an excuse to increase drivers' stops per hour target – they currently visit more than 100 customers per shift.
The project could be scrapped or delayed indefinitely if the glasses fail to work as intended or they end up costing more than the money they might save.
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this is a very smart move and they want to enter Augmented reality before Uber does🤣. Every business is trying to upgrade with VR, AR or AI in one way or another